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Newly Diagnosed Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia in an Octogenarian
Author(s) -
AKAR JOSEPH G.,
SINGH MADHURMEET,
AUSEON ALEX J.,
WILBER DAVID J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01241.x
Subject(s) - medicine , arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , cardiomyopathy , autopsy , dysplasia , cardiology , disease , pediatrics , heart failure
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is thought to be a disease of the young, with the majority of newly diagnosed patients under 40 years of age. Establishing this diagnosis in elderly patients may be challenging, and a few reports exist of patients older than 70 years diagnosed with ARVD/C at autopsy. We report the case of an octogenarian with antemortem newly diagnosed ARVD/C. This case report represents the oldest patient to date to have a newly established diagnosis of ARVD/C and highlights the difficulty in making the diagnosis in the elderly.