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Two brothers presented with a purely left-sided arrhythmogenic disorder bearing histological and clinical similarities to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
Case Report (n=2)
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This case report highlights a rare left-sided variant of arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia in siblings and underscores the importance of screening family members of young sudden cardiac death victims.
May support sibling screening after sudden cardiac death; leaves open validation in larger prospective studies.
A 32 year old man with no previous medical history suffered a sudden cardiac death. Post mortem examination revealed circumferential fibro-fatty infiltration of the left ventricular myocardium. Histological appearance was characteristic of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia but unusual for its localisation only to the left ventricle. As a result of this sudden cardiac death the family of the deceased was screened for cardiac disease. A brother of the index case was 36 years old and free of cardiac history and symptoms. Cardiac investigations revealed a functionally and electrically abnormal left ventricle with apparent sparing of the right ventricle. The brothers may have a left sided form of arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia and illustrate the importance of screening family members of young victims of sudden cardiac death.
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Carmine G. De Pasquale (2001) conducted a case report in Left sided arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia (n=2). Left-sided arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia was evaluated. Two brothers presented with a purely left-sided arrhythmogenic disorder bearing histological and clinical similarities to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
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