Re is a de Medicina Clínica 2024;08(01):e22042408004
Epsilon Wa e in A hy hmogenic Ca diomyopa hy
Clinial Snapsho
Luis López-Flo es1, Rocío Cóza -León1,2 and E nes o Díaz-In an e1
1Ca diac Elec ophysiology Uni , Depa men o Ca diology, Vi gen Maca ena Uni e si y Hospi al, Se ille, Spain
2Depa men o Medicine o he Uni e si y o Se ille, Se ille
Recep ion da e o he manusc ip : 07/Sep iemb e/2023
Accep ance da e o he manusc ip : 16/Ab il/2024
Publica ion da e: 22/Ab il/2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14170391
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Figu e 1: 12-lead elec oca diog am. A. Epsilon wa e. B. Ven icula ex asys oles.
Con ac da a: Luis López-Flo es, A . D . Fed iani, 3,
41009 Se ille, Spain., Phone numbe : (+34) 955 00 80 00,
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EPSILON WAVE IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY LÓPEZ-FLORES, L. e al.
AA 54-yea -old woman wi h hype ension p esen ed o
he eme gency depa men a e syncope occu ed du -
ing p olonged s anding. On a i al, hea a e and blood p es-
su e we e no mal. Admission elec oca diog am (Figu e 1,
A) showed sinus hy hm a 55 bpm, PR 200 ms, a wide QRS
complex wi h mo phology o comple e igh bundle b anch
block (wid h 180 ms), wi h small elec ical po en ials im-
media ely a e he QRS in all leads, mo e a iega ed in igh
p eco dial leads – indings sugges i e o epsilon wa e-, and a
nega i e T wa e in all p eco dial leads. A subsequen elec o-
ca diog am (Figu e 1, B) also e ealed en icula ex asys-
oles o wo mo phologies, wi h c i e ia o epica dial o igin,
and in which he low ampli ude componen a he end o he
QRS was also app ecia ed. Echoca diog aphy showed se e e
bi en icula sys olic dys unc ion and igh en icula (RV)
apical akinesia. Ca diac magne ic esonance imaging con-
i med he indings and u he e ealed a eas o RV dyski-
nesia and la e gadolinium enhancemen a he subepica dial
le el o bo h en icles. Co ona y angiog aphy showed no
co ona y lesions. Wi h he diagnosis o a hy hmogenic ca -
diomyopa hy, an implan able ca dio e e de ib illa o was
implan ed o p ima y p e en ion.
Epsilon wa e is a majo c i e ion o he diagnosis o a -
hy hmogenic ca diomyopa hy and e lec s a delay in en-
icula depola iza ion due o eplacemen o myoca dial
ibe s by ib oadipose issue.1The p esence o epsilon wa es
beyond he igh p eco dial leads is excep ional; howe e , in
pa ien s wi h le en icula in ol emen , he epsilon wa e
may be eco ded in he le and/o in e io leads,2as illus-
a ed in his case.
FUNDING
pa ag aph The au ho s o his pape did no ecei e any und-
ing om any public, comme cial o non-p o i agency o
ounda ion.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
pa ag aph The au ho s decla e o espec he e hical p inci-
ples o esea ch and o be ee o any con lic o in e es .
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