Article
A casual spontaneous mutation as possible cause of the familial form of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia).
Clinical cardiology - 1 Mar 1992
Canciani B, Nava A, Toso V, Martini B, Thiene G
Abstract excerpt
In a family affected by arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) the familial occurrence was investigated. All 14 members of two generations were investigated carefully, and only 2 (father and one son) members were affected. Both subjects had a massive form of the disease with relevant ventricular arrhythmias. Apart from the limitations of having investigated few subjects, this behavior suggests a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Cardiomyopathies
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation