title: Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is characterised by progressive, fibrofatty replacement of myocardium, and ventricular arrhythmias, and its prognosis is usually poor. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy associated with atrial septal defect is very rare, and this combination may make the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis difficult. We present a case of a patient with this association who underwent interventional treatment with a septal defect occluder. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is hitherto unreported. During a 3-year follow-up he remained relatively stable. We also review the cases reported in the medical literature describing this uncommon association between arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Echocardiography,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Echocardiography,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: 2Electrocardiographic Room,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Echocardiography,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Echocardiography,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Yuling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Cardiology,Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong Province,China.
authors.forename: Yinglong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D055989:Septal Occluder Device
keywords: patent foramen ovale