Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Viral Myocarditis
*For Medical Professionals Only The clinical characteristics and imaging manifestations of myocarditis can overlap with other inflammatory or arrhythmic cardiomyopathies. Desmoplakin (DSP) is an important cardiac structural protein. Mutations in the DSP gene are associated with a variant of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Interestingly, this unique genetic cardiomyopathy may also present with myocarditis and … Read more