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Title:

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement in a sporadic desmin related myopathy and cardiomyopathy.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Luethje, LG; Boennemann, C; Goldfarb, L; Goebel, HH; Halle, M
Abstract:
Desminopathy is a neuromuscular disorder associated with the accumulation of the protein desmin. This article reports a case of a man with a mutation in the desmin gene suffering from cardiomyopathy and skeletal myopathy. This patient underwent implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation for prognostic considerations and subsequently developed a sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT). While nonsustained VTs (NSVT) have previously been reported, this is the first time that a SVT co...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
Year:
2004
Journal volume:
27
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
559-60
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00484.x
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15078418
Print-ISSN:
0147-8389
TUM Institution:
Poliklinik für Präventive und Rehabilitative Sportmedizin
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