Zeitschrift für klinische Fallberichte

Ventricular Tachycardia Triggered by Physical Exercise as the First Manifestation of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Sameh Ben Farhat and Taha Lounissi

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy is an inherited cardiac disorder that predisposes to sudden cardiac death, particularly in young patients and athletes. Physical exercise promotes the phenotypic expression of the disease and accelerates the onset of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. We report the case of a 42-year-old male who was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia after his first episode of ventricular tachycardia that occurred during a football match.