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Restrictive cardiomyopathy is one of the rarest forms of cardiomyopathies in paediatric patients characterised by impaired myocardial relaxation or compliance with restricted ventricular filling, leading to a reduced diastolic volume with a preserved systolic function. We report 2 cases—a 5-year-old boy who presented with abdominal distension and palpitation with family history of similar complaints but no definite genetic diagnosis as yet and a 5-year-old girl who presented with chronic cough and shortness of breath. Both cases were diagnosed in a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2019 and are managed supportively with regular outpatient follow-up. This is the first series of reported cases of paediatric restrictive cardiomyopathy from Oman.


Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Restrictive Cardiomyopathy; Congestive Heart Failure.

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Husain, D. S., Joshi, N. P., Al Senaidi, K. S., & Al Riyami, H. (2024). Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges: A report of two cases. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 283–287. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055

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