European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Apr 2008
Case ReportsNot letting the left side know what the right is doing!
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) encompasses a spectrum of presentations including ventricular tachycardia, sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Complete right ventricular disarticulation was effective in a young athletic male who was refractory to drug therapy and experienced recurrent shock therapies from an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that were incapacitating. The case highlights the challenging management of ARVD despite over two decades of research and the resurgent interest in ventricular disarticulation.