Can an electrophysiologist play a role in diagnosing skeletal myopathy? A case of fukutin-related protein (cardio)myopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by left ventricular enlargement and systolic dysfunction resulting from a broad spectrum of genetic and non-genetic etiologies.The primary question is whether DCM in a specific case represents an isolated phenotype or is a part of a broader syndrome.A 46-year-old man, working as a construction worker, was admitted to our heart failure (HF) outpatient clinic due to low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) despite quadruple HF therapy.The patient had a history of bronchial asthma and a serious fall resulting in