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Sports in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy and desmosomal mutations.
Herz - 1 May 2015
Sawant A C, Calkins H
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a rare cardiomyopathy associated with life-threatening arrhythmias and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. In addition to mutations in desmosomal genes, environmental factors such as exercise and sport have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease. Recent studies have shown that exercise may be associated with adverse outcomes...
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