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ArticleWorld journal of clinical pediatrics2025

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in children, on the link between injurious mutations and inflammation: Two case reports and review of the literature.

Ekaterina Nikitina, Olga Kofeynikova, Anna Zlotina, Tatiana Pervunina, Elena Vasichkina, Alexey Golovkin, Olga Kalinina, Anna Kostareva

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Ekaterina NikitinaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Olga KofeynikovaInstitute of Perinatology and Pediatrics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Anna ZlotinaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Tatiana PervuninaInstitute of Perinatology and Pediatrics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Elena VasichkinaInstitute of Perinatology and Pediatrics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Alexey GolovkinInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Olga KalininaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia.
Anna KostarevaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg 197341, Russia. anna.kostareva@ki.se.

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Abstract

backgroundIn this case report, we aimed to raise awareness regarding arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) with inflammatory "hot phase" episodes in pediatric patients, which is often misdiagnosed as myocarditis. This condition, caused by aseptic intracellular inflammation, can be misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome or myocardial viral infection, with the latter being particularly common in children. Here, we report two pediatric cases of ACM with "hot phase" episodes and discuss the molecular mechanisms leading to aseptic myocardial inflammation due to desmosome and cytoskeletal damage. CASE SUMMARY: The first patient (aged 13 years) was hospitalized after experiencing a single episode of syncope, chest pain, and palpitation. Clinical examination revealed elevated troponin levels, complete right bundle branch block, right ventricular dilation, and normal coronary arteries. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed extensive fibrotic changes in the right ventricle, which was consistent with ACM, and a pathogenic variant in

conclusionACM in children can present with nonspecific inflammatory symptoms, which may be misdiagnosed as myocarditis or coronary artery pathology.

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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyAseptic inflammationCase reportCytoskeletal derangementsDesmosomal mutationsHot phase

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PMID41255689
PMCPMC12620804

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