© 2005 The European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY/PACING
Multiple exercise induced syncopal episodes in a young woman due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Genk, Cardiology Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium
Abstract
A case of a young woman with multiple exercise induced syncopal episodes due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia is described. The report emphasizes the importance of exercise induced syncope and the management is described.
Key Words: arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), AICD, ventricular tachycardia, syncope
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