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NASCI case of the month: desmoplakin cardiomyopathy masquerading as acute myocarditis

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We present a case of a young patient with chest pain. Labs and cardiac imaging were suspicious for acute myocarditis. Genetic testing revealed a diagnosis of desmoplakin cardiomyopathy. Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy may be considered in patients with recurrent acute myocarditis or a family history of cardiac disease to avoid the potential for misdiagnosis.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Prateek C. Gowda

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

    Alessio Gasperetti

  3. The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Halstead B180, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Stefan L. Zimmerman

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P.C.G. wrote the manuscript text. A.G. contributed to manuscript text. S.L.Z. identified the case, prepared figures, and edited manuscript.

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Correspondence to Stefan L. Zimmerman.

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Gowda, P.C., Gasperetti, A. & Zimmerman, S.L. NASCI case of the month: desmoplakin cardiomyopathy masquerading as acute myocarditis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-024-03112-z

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