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Despite recent progress in diagnosis and treatment, the natural history of patients with OAs remains unresolved, specifically with regard to the impact of cardiac complications. We therefore performed a retrospective study to address this issue at our Referral Center for Pediatric Inherited Errors of Metabolism. Methods: Sixty patients with OAs (propionic (PA), methylmalonic (MMA) and isovaleric acidemias and maple syrup urine disease) diagnosed from 2000 to 2022 were systematically assessed at baseline and at follow-up. Results: Cardiac anomalies were found in 23\/60 OA patients, all with PA or MMA, represented by DCM (17\/23 patients) and\/or acquired long QT syndrome (3\/23 patients). The presence of DCM was associated with the worst prognosis. The rate of occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) at 5 years was 55% in PA with cardiomyopathy; 35% in MMA with cardiomyopathy; and 23% in MMA without cardiomyopathy. Liver transplantation was performed in seven patients (12%), all with PA or MMA, due to worsening cardiac impairment, and led to the stabilization of metabolic status and cardiac function. Conclusions: Cardiac involvement was documented in about one third of children diagnosed with classical OAs, confined to PA and MMA, and was often associated with poor outcome in over 50%. Etiological diagnosis of OAs is essential in guiding management and risk stratification.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics13243674","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,15]],"date-time":"2023-12-15T06:53:16Z","timestamp":1702623196000},"page":"3674","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Cardiac Involvement in Classical Organic Acidurias: Clinical Profile and Outcome in a Pediatric Cohort"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1920-2417","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Silvia","family":"Passantino","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8993-3488","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serena","family":"Chiellino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9143-3597","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesca","family":"Girolami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1140-134X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mattia","family":"Zampieri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Calabri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gaia","family":"Spaziani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1392-8839","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elena","family":"Bennati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giulio","family":"Porcedda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Procopio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Inborn Metabolic and Muscular Disorders Unit, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1751-9266","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Iacopo","family":"Olivotto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Favilli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Meyer Children\u2019s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Scriver, R., Beaudet, A., Sly, E.S., and Valle, D. 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