This case highlights the utility of multimodality imaging, endomyocardial biopsy, and genetic testing in diagnosing left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy associated with a DSP mutation.
Hypothesis-generating for DSP-related left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; leaves optimal diagnostic strategies open pending larger studies.
A 74-year-old man had abnormal left ventricular (LV) function according to a perioperative test at a local hospital and was transferred to our institution for further evaluation and treatment. His electrocardiogram demonstrated the presence of premature ventricular contraction with a QRS complex of the right bundle branch block type and superior axis. His echocardiography showed systolic dysfunction of the LV (LV ejection fraction, 44.6%). Cardiac computed tomography imaging revealed banded and patchy densities observed frequently from the middle to epicardial layer of the LV wall. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed fat signals on fat-selective images and late gadolinium enhancement in the mid-wall to subepicardial layers in the LV myocardium. Endomyocardial biopsy revealed the histological presence of fibrofatty replacement. A genetic analysis revealed a nonsense mutation in the desmoplakin gene. Thus, he was diagnosed with left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. To prevent fatal ventricular arrhythmias, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator was successfully implanted.
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