title: An ECG changed the life of a young boy: a case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
abstract: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a progressive condition with the right ventricular myocardium being replaced by fibrofatty tissue. It is a hereditary disorder mostly caused by desmosome gene mutations. The prevalence of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is about 1/1000-5000. Clinical presentation is usually related to ventricular tachycardias, syncope, presyncope or ventricular fibrillation leading to cardiac arrest, mostly in young people and athletes. We report a case of a 17-year-old boy from Turkey, who was referred to our cardiology department for an ECG, required of him prior to joining a football team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Medical Faculty, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Medical Faculty, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mugla University Medical Faculty, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Medical Faculty, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beydilli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology