title: Syncope and recurrent ventricular tachycardia with a newly identified desmosomal gene mutation.
abstract: Ventricular arrhythmias in young people most commonly occur due to the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome or Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. We present a case in which the patient had exercise induced syncopal spells and was found to have ventricular tachycardia (VT) during both exercise stress testing and an electrophysiology study. Further genetic studies showed a previously unseen desmosomal gene mutation confirming the presence of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC).
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Sandeep
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authors.lastname: Banga
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Nagib
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authors.lastname: Chalfoun
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Bohuslav
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authors.lastname: Finta
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Darryl
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authors.lastname: Elmouchi
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Musa
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authors.lastname: Dahu
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Alan
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authors.lastname: Woelfel
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Richard F
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authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
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authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer I
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authors.lastname: Schuitema
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Carly A
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authors.lastname: Judson
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Andre
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authors.lastname: Gauri