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Prinzmetal angina in a child with actin gene ACTC1 mutation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2023

Donald Mattia*
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Chelsea Matney
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Steven Zangwill
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Bethany Wisotzkey
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Edward Rhee
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Christopher Knoll
Affiliation:
Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
*
Corresponding author: D. Mattia; Email: djmattia14@gmail.com

Abstract

Prinzmetal angina is a rare cause of intermittent chest pain in paediatrics. Here, we report the case of a 2-year-old female who presented with episodic chest pain, malaise, diaphoresis, fatigue, and poor perfusion on exam. During her hospitalisation, these episodes were associated with significant low cardiac output as evidenced by lactic acidosis and low mixed venous oxygen saturations. Her workup revealed an actin alpha cardiac muscle 1 (ACTC1) gene mutation and associated left ventricular non-compaction with decreased systolic function. She was started on oral heart failure medications as well as a calcium channel blocker but continued to have episodes which were found to promptly resolve with nitroglycerine. She was ultimately listed for cardiac transplant given her perceived risk of sudden death.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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