Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2019)

Exercise‐related sudden cardiac death of an American football player with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy AND sarcoidosis

  • Andreas Müssigbrodt,
  • Helge Knopp,
  • Csilla Czimbalmos,
  • Cosima Jahnke,
  • Sergio Richter,
  • Daniela Husser,
  • Tanja Gradistanac,
  • Gerhard Hindricks

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2071
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 686 – 688

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message This case emphasizes the value of cardiac MRI and genetic testing in the early phase of ARVD/C. It also emphasizes the increased risk of SCD for patients with ARVD/C participating in competitive sports, even with immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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