Barth’s syndrome in an inherited disorder in an X-linked fashion. The cardiac component includes dilated cardiomyopathy which can at times cause severe systolic congestive heart failure.

Barth syndrome causes heart problems, muscle weakness, growth delays, and a weakened immune system. It is caused by mutations ...

Another X-linked form of cardiomyopathy, Barth syndrome, was initially described as X-linked cardioskeletal myopathy with abnormal mitochondria and neutropenia (low white blood count). This disorder ...

But Devin was born with Barth Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that impacts 1 in 300,000 to 400,000 people. At nine weeks old, he underwent his first heart transplant. "When they did that ...

Together with cardiology colleagues from the Bristol Heart Institute I am developing services for patients and families with Inherited Cardiac Conditions and the NSCAG service for Barth syndrome.