We report a case of a 32-year-old female world champion triathlete who developed exercise
induced recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT). Investigations supported a diagnosis
of the newly recognised condition “exercise induced right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy”
(EIRVD/C). The VT could be easily terminated by burst pacing from the RV apex and
the athlete has been successfully treated with an internal cardioverter defibrillator
(ICD).
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Publication history
Accepted:
January 25,
2008
Received:
December 24,
2007
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© 2008 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
