Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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HUGE EPICARDIAL LIPOMATOSIS AND BUTTERFLY APEX OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE: DIAGNOSITC PITFALLS IN A PATIENT REFERRED FOR SUSPECTED ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY
Anno:
2024
A 68-year-old woman affected by dyslipidemia had a clinical history notable for T wave inversion (TWI) in the lateral and precordial leads from 2008, with a normal echocardiogram (TTE) and a normal coronary angiogram in 2009. No family history of cardiomyopathy or sudden cardiac death. Given the persistence of…
CHARACTERISATION OF THE 12-LEAD ECG IN PAEDIATRIC CARRIERS OF PLAKOPHILLIN-2 GENE VARIANTS
Anno:
2024
Background and aim The PKP2 gene encodes the desmosomal protein Plakophilin-2, vital for cellular adhesion between cardiomyocytes. It is associated with classical Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a cardiac disorder that can cause malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the young. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is an…