Abstract
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.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 283-287
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Husain, D. S., Joshi, N. P., Al Senaidi, K. S., & Al Riyami, H. (2025). 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
MLA 9
Husain, Dalal S., et al. "Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges: A report of two cases." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2025, pp. 283-287. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055.
Chicago (author–date)
Husain, Dalal S., Niranjan P. Joshi, Khalfan S. Al Senaidi, and Hilal Al Riyami. 2025. "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.
Harvard
Husain, D. S., Joshi, N. P., Al Senaidi, K. S. and Al Riyami, H. (2025) 'Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges: A report of two cases', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), pp. 283-287. doi:10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055.
Vancouver
Husain DS, Joshi NP, Al Senaidi KS, Al Riyami H. Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges: A report of two cases. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;24(2):283-287. doi:10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055
IEEE
D. S. Husain, N. P. Joshi, K. S. Al Senaidi, and H. Al Riyami, "Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges: A report of two cases," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 283-287, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.9.2023.055.