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Case Report: Restrictive cardiomyopathy due to a rare mutation in troponin I gene (TNNI3) in a patient

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundRestrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare cardiomyopathy often characterized by normal or reduced ventricular chamber volume and bi-atrial enlargement, caused mainly by mutations in the myonodal gene.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) CAD, which involves the narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries due to plaque buildup, can reduce blood flow to the heart. This may result in ischemia (lack of oxygen to the heart muscle), causing parts of the heart to weaken and enlarge.

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Overall CMR findings are consistent with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Here is a 2017 review article on ARVD in the New England Journal There is a 2010 publication by the Task Force in Diagnosis of ARVD: Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: proposed modification of the task force criteria.