Flipping syncope: The case of an adolescent athlete with syncopal episodes ultimately diagnosed with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Abstract Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a channelopathy which can lead to fatal ventricular arrhythmias. The diagnosis can be challenging due to a wide variety of clinical presentations. In this case, we describe the unusual presentation and subsequent workup of a yo...

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Published in:Clinical Case Reports
Main Authors: Collin C. Kramer, Jennifer R. Maldonado, Ashley Kimball, Ian H. Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Subjects:
arrhythmia
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
channelopathy
RYR2 mutation
ventricular fibrillation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2854
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Summary:Abstract Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a channelopathy which can lead to fatal ventricular arrhythmias. The diagnosis can be challenging due to a wide variety of clinical presentations. In this case, we describe the unusual presentation and subsequent workup of a young patient who was ultimately diagnosed with CPVT.
ISSN:2050-0904

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