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Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - 20 Jun 2008
Jain Aditya, Tandri Harikrishna, Calkins Hugh, Bluemke David A
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a genetic cardiomyopathy characterized clinically by ventricular arrhythmias and progressive right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. The histopathologic hallmark is fibro-fatty replacement of RV myocardium. It is inherited in an autosomal pattern with variable penetrance. ARVD is unique in that it most commonly presents in young, otherwise healthy and highly...
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