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Etiopathogenesis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Dokuparti Maithili V N, Pamuru Pranathi Rao, Thakkar Bhavesh, Tanjore Reena R, Nallari Pratibha
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterised by progressive fibro-fatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium. Earlier studies described ARVC as non-inflammatory, non-coronary disorder associated with arrhythmias, heart failure and sudden death due to functional exclusion of the right ventricle. Molecular genetic studies have identified nine different loci associated with ARVC;...
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