Complex therapeutic approach in a child with syndromic morbid obesity and acute heart failure

We report a case of a three years old child, a boy with acute heart failure associated at a rarecomplex genetic disorders characterized by severe obesity and hypotonia. The treatment consisted ofacute phase diuretics and cardiotonic drugs, followed by chronic angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE)inhibitor (Enalapril) and an aldosterone inhibitor. The child recovered within a few days and remainedclinically stable, with improvement of clinical, EKG and echocardiographic parameters at 2 and 6 - monthfollow-up.