Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: reassessing the link with the desmosome.

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an uncommon heart disease characterised by arrhythmias, right ventricular scarring, and fibrofatty change. Although mutations in the desmosome have been frequently observed in patients clinically diagnosed with ARVC, recent data have put a direct causal relationship in question. Many patients with ARVC and mutations have not had histological confirmation,...

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