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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: an update on pathophysiology, genetics, diagnosis, and risk stratification.
Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie - 1 Sept 2012
Paul M, Wichter T, Fabritz L, Waltenberger J, Schulze-Bahr E, Kirchhof P
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited cardiomyopathy accounting for life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death in young individuals and athletes. Over the past years, mutations in desmosomal genes have been identified as disease-causative. However, genetic heterogeneity and variable phenotypic expression alongside with diverse disease progression still render...
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