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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
Current problems in cardiology - 1 Mar 2013
Calkins Hugh
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is an inherited cardiomyopathy and is also called ARVD/C. In most cases, ARVD is inherited in an autosomal-dominant pattern and clinically is characterized by ventricular arrhythmias with an increased risk of sudden death. Although it is prominently a disease of the right ventricle (RV), involvement of the left ventricle is not uncommon. Pathologically, there is...
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