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Treatment with acetylsalicylic acid is the first choice for arthritis and mild carditis of acute rheumatic fever which is a common disease in our country. There may be many adverse reactions during treatment. 10 year-old male patient diagnosed as acute rheumatic fever had hepatotoxicity due to acetylsalicylic acid therapy. This clinic manifestation has the possibility that can be seen always in pediatric cardiology practice.This case is presented due to limited literature on the treatment of patients with hepatotoxicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery ALCAPA syndrome is a rare congenital heart disease seen in children. If untreated, it may lead to congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), ischemic and arrhythmic complications may lead to patient's death. ALCAPA is diagnosed with echocardiography; in the patients of suspected diagnosis, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac catheterization are used for further testing. Surgically correctable ALCAPA syndrome must be considered as etiology of DCM in children. In this report, we presented the case of an infant that was referred to our center with the diagnosis of DCM, who was echocardiographically diagnosed with ALCAPA syndrome and successfully treated with surgery, as well as a review of recent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Myocardial noncompaction is a rare form of congenital cardiomyopathy. The disorder represents an arrest of normal embryogenesis of myocardium in utero. It is characterized by deep trabecular structures anatomically and deep intratrabecular recesses. Congestive heart failure, thromboembolism and cardiac arrhythmias are main clinical findings. On the other hand patients may be asymptomatic. We describe a case of myocardial noncompaction presenting with decreased exercise capacity in our clinic. We would like to remind this rare disorder and search recent literatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]