Electrical storm as initial presentation of arrhytmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman

Newly Diagnosed Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia in an Octogenarian

“…Arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is believed to be a disease of the young, with most cases being diagnosed under age 40 1–3 . While there are some reports of elderly patients with ARVD/C, most of these diagnoses were made on autopsy 3–6 . We report the case of an octogenarian with antemortem newly diagnosed ARVD/C.…”

Epidemiology of fat replacement of the right ventricular myocardium determined by multislice computed tomography using a logistic regression model

“…Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is of clinical importance in high-risk arrhythmias, such as ventricular premature contraction (VPC) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The condition, ARVC, has been diagnosed as involving fat deposits in the inter-ventricular septum, moderator band, or right ventricular wall, as well the enlargement of the right ventricle (RV); this diagnosis has often been performed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) [7,8].…”

Multiple appropriate and spurious defibrillator shocks in a patient with right ventricular cardiomyopathy

“…The patient was diagnosed with ARVC, rarely present in the elderly population [7,8]. Islands of fibrofatty tissue in the right ventricle generate macro-reentry electrical circuits and form the arrhythmogenic substrate for monomorphic VT.…”