title: A pediatric case report on arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
abstract: It is important for pediatric cardiologists to remember arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) in the differential diagnosis of syncope in the pediatric population. Although the prevalence of ARVD is estimated to be relatively low and the true incidence is unknown, there are several characteristic findings that can be obtained by noninvasive modalities such as ECG, echocardiogram, and MRI that can lead to a diagnosis despite a nonspecific clinical presentation. We examined the diagnostic steps and current treatment and preventive options in a child with ARVD to highlight these features for clinicians who often evaluate children with syncope.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, Mattel Children's Hospital-Pediatric Cardiology, Los Angeles, CA 90015-9524, USA. elchan@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Ellen L P
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Klitzner
mesh_terms: D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology