Right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy in 14 patients was associated with 5 sudden deaths and characterized by male preponderance, syncope, ventricular tachycardia, and right heart failure.
Observational (n=14)
Right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy should be considered in patients with unexplained syncope or ventricular tachycardia with an LBBB pattern, as it carries a high risk of sudden death.
Fourteen patients with predominantly right sided dilated cardiomyopathy were studied, of whom five died suddenly. The condition is characterised by male preponderance, syncope, ventricular tachycardia, which typically has a left bundle branch block pattern on the surface electrocardiogram, and right heart failure. The diagnosis should be considered in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained ventricular tachycardia or syncope; the diagnosis may be readily missed because of the nonspecific nature or absence of signs.
Fitchett et al. (Sun,) conducted a observational in Right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy (n=14). Right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy in 14 patients was associated with 5 sudden deaths and characterized by male preponderance, syncope, ventricular tachycardia, and right heart failure.