Case 1/2018 – Young Male with Heart Disease Expressed Mainly as Ventricular Arrhythmia, Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Syncope
Clinical aspects
The patient had syncope episodes since the age of 20 years, and heart failure since the age of 30 years, undergoing cardiac transplantation at the age of 36 years.
Since symptom onset, heart disease with marked left ventricular dilatation and moderate dysfunction was detected. The exercise test revealed frequent ventricular arrhythmia. His syncope episodes were attributed to malignant ventricular arrhythmias, and a cardioverter defibrillator was implanted.
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