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Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy Presenting With Recurrent Myopericarditis Responsive to Interleukin-1 Blockade
1 Aug 2025
Abstract excerpt
Acute myopericarditis in patients with pathogenic desmoplakin (DSP) variants are associated with a high risk for heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with recurrent myopericarditis with chest pain and elevated troponin I levels despite escalating prednisone therapy. Genetic testing revealed a pathogenic variant in DSP along with a pathogenic variant in...
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