A 20 year-old man with heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy.

The physical examination (2004) showed: weight = 60 kg; height = 1.76 m, pulse = 102 bpm, blood pressure (BP) = 96 / 74 mmHg. Pulmonary semiology was normal. The assessment of the precordium showed shock palpated on the 5th intercostal space, on the left hemiclavicular line. The heart sounds were normal. There was a ++ systolic murmur in the mitral area. At the abdominal assessment, the liver was palpated at 9 cm from the right costal border. He presented lower-limb edema.