title: The challenge of diagnosing arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the young.
abstract: We report two cases of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in the pediatric age group. In both cases, the diagnosis was considered and pursued but would not be made utilizing Task Force Criteria. The diagnosis was made based on the morphology of a single beat during exercise testing. We illustrate the difficulty of diagnosing ARVC in the young even with a heightened index of suspicion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ssanatani@cw.bc.ca
authors.forename: Shubhayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanatani
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome