Heart Failure Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-Heart Failure Case Study

Heart Failure Case Study – Qiuhua Jennifer Zhang

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses two case studies related to genetic cardiomyopathy. In the first case, a 20-year-old female suddenly died with symptoms of chest discomfort and pre-syncopal pain. The autopsy showed arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy. The patient's mother, who had a family history of sudden cardiac death, underwent screening and was found to have regional scar formation and a genetic variant. The proband's sister also had the genetic variant but no symptoms. In the second case, a 73-year-old patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was treated with beta-blockers and later added on mavencladine, which helped reduce symptoms and improve peak gradients. The video highlights the importance of genetic testing in diagnosing and treating cardiomyopathy.

Keywords

genetic cardiomyopathy

case studies

arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy

sudden cardiac death

genetic testing