[From chest pain to cardioverter-defibrillator implantation--a case report]

Kardiol Pol. 2007 Oct;65(10):1231-4; discussion 1234.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

A case of a 48-year-old male admitted to the hospital because of recurrent chest pain, is described. Further diagnostic tests did not confirm ischemia, but revealed the presence of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. During hospital stay, the patient developed syncopal episode due to ventricular tachycardia. A cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / complications*
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / therapy*
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Defibrillators, Implantable*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome