Chronic myocarditis as a cause of recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia and dilated cardiomyopathy requiring heart transplantation: a case report

Abstract

We present a clinical description of a patient with recurrent resistant episodes of ventricular tachycardia that first appeared at the myocarditis onset and remained the only disease manifestations for several years. During follow-up, the patient was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, which required heart transplantation.

Keywords

• ventricular tachycardia
• myocarditis
• heart transplantation
• dilated cardiomyopathy
• electrical storm