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...

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Published inEuropace (London, England) Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1243 - 1244
Main Authors Sansone, Valeria A., De Ambroggi, Guido, Zanolini, Alice, Panzeri, Marta, Sardanelli, Francesco, Cappato, Riccardo, Meola, Giovanni, De Ambroggi, Luigi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.09.2009
Subjects
Adolescent
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Arrest - complications
Heart Arrest - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Myotonic Dystrophy - complications
Myotonic Dystrophy - therapy
Recurrence
Resuscitation
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation - etiology
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1099-5129
1532-2092
DOI:10.1093/europace/eup155