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Most reports originate from neurological teams, while the cardiac phenotype remains poorly described, even though it is crucial for prognosis, as cardiac involvement can significantly influence patient outcomes. We focused on the cardiac phenotype associated with p. Pro209Leu variant in\n                    <jats:italic>BAG3<\/jats:italic>\n                    and conducted a literature review. We report three patients with severe restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) including two with left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiac symptoms appeared 7 [5\u20137.5] years after neurological onset and were predominantly right heart failure, with high NT-proBNP levels, and arrhythmic events (atrial flutter, ectopic atrial tachycardia). Cardiac MRI showed biatrial and left ventricular fibrosis. Prognosis was severe, with two deaths. In the reviewed cases, cardiac involvement was present in 75%\u201377.3% of patients and was diagnosed at an early age. 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