European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on July 27, 2007
European Heart Journal 2007 28(24):3066; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm282
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The LEOPARD syndrome: a rare condition associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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A 66-year-old woman, known for years with LEOPARD syndrome (LEOPARD stands for multiple Lentigines, Electrocardiographic conduction defects; Ocular hypertelorism; Pulmonary stenosis; Abnormalities of the genitalia; Retardation of growth and sensorineural Deafness), presented with complaints of progressive dyspnoea over the course of the last months. The physical examination revealed multiple