Cardiac pathology in glycogen storage disease Type III

Authors

S. L. Austin
A. D. Proia
M. J. Spencer-Manzon
J. Butany
S. B. Wechsler
P. S. Kishani

Document Type

Article

Date of Publication

1-31-2012

Publication Title

JIMD Reports

First Page

65

Last Page

72

Abstract

Purpose:

To investigate the distribution and clinical impact of glycogen accumulation on heart structure and function in individuals with GSD III.

Methods:

We examined cardiac tissue and the clinical records of three individuals with GSD IIIa who died or underwent cardiac transplantation. Of the two patients that died, one was from infection and the other was from sudden cardiac death. The third patient required cardiac transplantation for end-stage heart failure with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Results:

Macro- and microscopic examination revealed cardiac fibrosis (n = 1), moderate to severe vacuolation of cardiac myocytes (n = 3), mild to severe glycogen accumulation in the atrioventricular (AV) node (n = 3), and glycogen accumulation in smooth muscle cells of intramyocardial arteries associated with smooth muscle hyperplasia and profoundly thickened vascular walls (n = 1).

Conclusion:

Our findings document diffuse though variable involvement of cardiac structures in GSD III patients. Furthermore, our results also show a potential for serious arrhythmia and symptomatic heart failure in some GSD III patients, and this should be considered when managing this patient population.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/8904_2011_118

Recommended Citation

Austin, S. L.; Proia, A. D.; Spencer-Manzon, M. J.; Butany, J.; Wechsler, S. B.; and Kishani, P. S., "Cardiac pathology in glycogen storage disease Type III" (2012). Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of. 437.
https://cufind.campbell.edu/medicine_school/437