Long-term follow-up free of ventricular fibrillation recurrence after resuscitated cardiac arrest in a myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient.
Cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is frequent with increased incidence of conduction disturbances and sudden cardiac death when compared with general population. We describe a 38-year-old man in whom the diagnosis of DM1 was made 8 years after occurrence of cardiac arrest owing to ventricular fibrillation and discuss management of DM1 patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.
Sansone
Valeria A
VA
Department of Neurology, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy. valeria.sansone@unimi.it
De Ambroggi
Guido
G
Zanolini
Alice
A
Panzeri
Marta
M
Sardanelli
Francesco
F
Cappato
Riccardo
R
Meola
Giovanni
G
De Ambroggi
Luigi
L
D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012151:Resuscitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology