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Breaking It Gently: A Rare Case of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia

1Department of Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ 07901 USA

2Section of Cardiology, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ 07901 USA


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 3, 83-86
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-3-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

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Glenmore Lasam, Roberto Roberti, Roberto Ramirez. Breaking It Gently: A Rare Case of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(3):83-86. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-3-3.

Correspondence to: Glenmore  Lasam, Department of Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ 07901 USA. Email: glenmore_md@yahoo.com

Abstract

We report a case of a 42-year-old female with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) who presented with recurrent episodes of palpitations, dizziness and lightheadedness. On evaluation, she developed a new onset sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and the diagnosis was confirmed through genetic testing, cardiac imaging, and electrophysiological study. Insertion of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD), antiarrhythmic medication, and ventricular ectopy radiofrequency ablation afforded improvement of symptoms. In conclusion, combination of these treatment modalities abated ventricular tachycardia from ARVC.

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