title: Long-term follow-up free of ventricular fibrillation recurrence after resuscitated cardiac arrest in a myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy. valeria.sansone@unimi.it
authors: Valeria A
authors: VA
authors: Sansone
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: De Ambroggi
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Zanolini
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Panzeri
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Sardanelli
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Cappato
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Meola
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: De Ambroggi
mesh_terms: 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