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Table 1 Clinical, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance data of the proband and her family members

From: A truncating variant altering the extreme C-terminal region of desmoplakin (DSP) suggests the crucial functional role of the region: a case report study

Patient

Age (years)

ECG

Echo study

CMR

24-hours Holter/

Exersice test

Outcome

DSP mutation status

Proband II2

13

T-wave inversion in anterior leads.

Low QRS voltages in limb leads

normal

Not tested

Not tested/

Not tested

Syncope

hom

15

T-wave inversion anterior and lateral leads.

Low QRS voltages in limb leads.

Mild biventricular dilatation. LVEF: 50%

Extensive ring-like subepicardial LGE of the LV and RV

LGE: 35% of the LV mass

7000 polymorphic VPBs/

Sustained ventricular tachycardia

Diagnosis of left-dominant ACM, ICD implantation,

ICD appropriate discharge

II1

18

Non-specific T wave abnormalities, polymorphic VPBs

normal

Not tested

Not tested/

Not tested

Died during exercise.

Post-mortem: LV fibrosis

hom

I2

51

Non-specific T wave abnormalities, VPBs

normal

normal

20.000 VPBs/

Not tested

mild sense of palpitations

het

I1

52

normal

normal

Not tested

Not tested/

Not tested

Asymptomatic

het