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1. Comprehensive Risk Management in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Associated With Autosomal Dominant Carvajal Syndrome

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Maria Grazia De Gregorio, MD, Francesca Girolami, BS, Benedetta Tomberli, MD, Guendalina Rossi, MD, Alessia Tomberli, RN, Katia Baldini, RN, and Iacopo Olivotto, MD

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arrhythmic risk, Carvajal syndrome, cascade screening, desmoplakin, genetic testing, sudden cardiac death, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract

In a 37-year-old cardiac arrest survivor with autosomal dominant Carvajal syndrome and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a desmoplakin mutation was identified. Cascade screening identified 2 affected family members and 2 healthy children carrying the mutation. Strategies for primary and secondary risk prevention emphasize the role of genetic testing in rare cardiomyopathies. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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2020
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2. Life-Threatening Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Following Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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Maria Grazia De Gregorio, MD, Iacopo Olivotto, MD, PhD, Angela Migliorini, MD, Ruben Vergara, MD, Piergiovanni Buonamici, MD, Niccolò Marchionni, MD, PhD, and Renato Valenti, MD

Subjects
carbon monoxide, pulmonary embolism, prothrombotic risk, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
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A 57-year-old man admitted with severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning suffered life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) after hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in the absence of other risk factors for thromboembolism, and was successfully treated with thrombolysis. CO is a thrombophilic condition predisposing to PE and active surveillance is advisable. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published
2019
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