(III-3E) 33- year old male with restrictive cardiomyopathy and peripheral muscle weakness Jakub Stępniewski MD, Hanna Dziedzic-Oleksy MD, Grzegorz Kopeć MD. PhD, Piotr Wilkołek MD. PhD, Prof. Piotr Podolec MD. PhD.

Background Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare disease of the heart muscle [1]. Its principal abnormality is diastolic dysfunction—specifically, restricted ventricular filling with reduced diastolic volume of either or both ventricles with normal or near-normal systolic function and wall thickness. RCM may be idiopathic, familial, or result from various systemic disorders, in particular, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, carcinoid heart disease, scleroderma and anthracycline toxicity [2]. The course of RCM varies, depending on the pathology and treatment, but is often unsatisfactory. Several forms …

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