Article
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 2 Apr 2016
Pilichou Kalliopi, Thiene Gaetano, Bauce Barbara, Rigato Ilaria, Lazzarini Elisabetta, Migliore Federico, Perazzolo Marra Martina, Rizzo Stefania, Zorzi Alessandro, Daliento Luciano, Corrado Domenico, Basso Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is a heart muscle disease clinically characterized by life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias and pathologically by an acquired and progressive dystrophy of the ventricular myocardium with fibro-fatty replacement. Due to an estimated prevalence of 1:2000-1:5000, AC is listed among rare diseases. A familial background consistent with an autosomal-dominant trait of inheritance is...
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