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The family had the gene for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, or ARVD. It s a rare form of cardiomyopathy where the right ventricle s heart muscle is replaced by fibrous tissue or fat.
DeAnn Bartram of Ohio got a defibrillator implanted in her chest after doctors discovered she has the same genetic condition that caused the deaths of her father and two sisters.