What question did this study set out to answer?

To describe an atypical clinical presentation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia in an older patient and review diagnostic strategies.

October 1, 2014Heart AsiaOpen Access

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): case report and review of literature

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Population

A 63-year-old man presenting with atypical symptoms including palpitations, dizziness, raised cardiac…

Design

Case_report

Authors

SASharad AgarwalColumbia University Irving Medical Center TGTim J. GilbertNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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Implication

Consider ARVD in older adults with atypical palpitations or enzyme elevation; case report extends phenotypic spectrum but leaves broader applicability open.

Key Points

To describe an atypical clinical presentation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia in an older patient and review diagnostic strategies.
Documented the clinical presentation, electrocardiographic findings, and cardiac enzyme profiles of a 63-year-old male presenting with dizziness and palpitations.
Reviewed published literature on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnostic evaluation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
Electrocardiography showed significant abnormalities in the inferior and anterior leads alongside elevated cardiac enzymes.
Diagnostic investigations confirmed arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia despite atypical late-onset presentation.

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Population

A 63-year-old man presenting with atypical symptoms including palpitations, dizziness, raised cardiac enzymes, and ECG changes in inferior and anterior leads.

Highlights the diagnostic challenge of ARVD, which can present atypically with palpitations, dizziness, and raised cardiac enzymes in older adults.

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Agarwal et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7eb2fa6cdd7a4db3026853 https://doi.org/10.1136/heartasia-2014-010569

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Implication

Consider ARVD in older adults with atypical palpitations or enzyme elevation; case report extends phenotypic spectrum but leaves broader applicability open.