A case of familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Introduction: We report a rare case of a familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a fetus which might be based on an autosomal-dominant inheritance pattern. Case report: A 33 years old 2G/0P presented herself in a tertiary-level ultrasound department at 21 +3 weeks of gestation due to a family history of cleft lip and palate. In a detailed ultrasound examination including fetal echocardiography the fractional shortening of the ventricles was reduced and fetal cardiomyopathy (left > right) with moderate cardiac hypertrophy, tricuspid regurgitation and reduced myocardium contractility was suspected. Doppler flow profile…