Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Caused By Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 is the rare disease that caused the demise of popular comedian Gilbert Gottfried.
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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor whose persona as a comedian featured an exaggerated shrill voice and emphasis on crude humor.
Gilbert Gottfried died of the disease on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia
Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia (AVRD) is a cardiomyopathy characterized by localized or widespread fibro-fatty infiltration of the right ventricular myocardium.
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The consequences include right heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias with left bundle branch block morphology, and risk of sudden death.
Treatment for ventricular tachycardia may include medication, a shock to the heart (cardioversion), catheter procedures or surgery to slow the fast heart rate and reset the heart rhythm.
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2), one of the two types of myotonic dystrophy, is an inherited muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other body systems (e.g., heart, eyes, and pancreas).
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 is characterized by prolonged muscle tensing (myotonia) as well as muscle weakness, pain, and stiffness.
There are few epidemiologic studies of DM2 as a result, its exact prevalence is not known.
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