Angina pectoris with troponin increase in arrhythmogenic right ventricle dysplasia: case article and review of the literature.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2012
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0174-2
Abstract
A 16-year-old Hispanic girl with arrhythmogenic right-ventricle dysplasia (ARVD) presented with angina pectoris and troponin increase on three occasions. There was a family history of sudden cardiac death in a cousin. Her mother was diagnosed with ARVD. The patient herself had a history of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia but did not meet diagnostic criteria for ARVD. Cardiac workup, including serial transthoracic echocardiograms and a coronary angiogram, showed a structurally normal heart without coronary artery stenosis. Results of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were questionable, but endomyocardial biopsy did not show evidence of viral myocarditis by polymerase chain reaction. Genetic testing confirmed ARVD.
Journal Title
Pediatric cardiology
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
659
Last Page
662
MeSH Keywords
Adolescent; Angina Pectoris; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia; Biomarkers; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Progression; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Genetic Testing; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; Myocardium; Troponin
Recommended Citation
Wagner, J. B., Cohen, M. H., O'Donnell, M., Pauliks, L. B. Angina pectoris with troponin increase in arrhythmogenic right ventricle dysplasia: case article and review of the literature. Pediatric cardiology 33, 659-662 (2012).
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