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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in an Octogenarian Presenting with Ventricular Tachycardia
Authors:SPYRIDON KOULOURIS MD  SOCRATES PASTROMAS MD  DIMITRIS SAKELLARIOU MD  THEODOROS KRATIMENOS MD  ANTONIS S MANOLIS MD
Institution:1. Evagelismos Hospital, 1st Cardiology Department;2. Evagelismos Hospital, Radiology Department, Athens, Greece
Abstract:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the major causes of sudden death. Myocardial atrophy with subsequent fibro‐fatty replacement predominantly affects right ventricular myocardium and results in global and regional dysfunction as well as areas of slow conduction and dispersion of refractoriness, which are prerequisites for reentrant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. ARVC is commonly presented in patients <65 years old. However, few cases of elderly people suffering from this cardiomyopathy have been reported in the literature. We present a case of an 82‐year‐old woman with sustained ventricular tachycardia due to first diagnosed ARVC.
Keywords:VT  electrophysiology –  clinical
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