Table 1.
Pedigree position | DCM | Age of diagnosis, years | LVEDD, mm (Z-score) | LVEF, % | ECG/Arrhythmia | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
II.3 | Yes | 71 | 60 (4.1) | 35 | AF, PVCs, LBBB, ICD | HF |
III.1 | Yes | 53 | 58 (3.4) | 40 | AF, 1AVB, VT, ICD | HF |
III.2 | Yes | 47 | 72 (4.85) | 28 | AF, RBBB, PM/ICD VT, SCD |
Heart transplant at 58 years |
III.3 | Yes | 45 | 59.6 (3.99) | 17 | NSVT, PM/ICD | HF |
LVEDD, left-ventricular end-diastolic dimension by echocardiography; Z-score, number of standard deviations of the LVEDD above the population mean; EF, left-ventricular ejection fraction; AF, atrial fibrillation; PVCs, premature ventricular contractions; LBBB, left bundle branch block; ICD, implantable cardiac defibrillator; HF, heart failure; 1AVB, first-degree atrioventricular block; VT, ventricular tachycardia; RBBB, right bundle branch block; PM, pacemaker; SCD, sudden cardiac death; NSVT, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia.