A global perspective of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Authors

  • Mohamed Elmaghawry Department of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Mohammed Alhashemi Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
  • Alessandro Zorzi Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
  • Magdi H Yacoub Harefield Heart Science Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK

Abstract

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a progressive inherited heart disease characterized by ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death especially in the young. ARVC has been traditionally associated with the Mediterranean basin, as many seminal studies on the disease have originated from research groups of this region. Today, however, numerous ARVC registries from all over the world emphasize that the disease does not have a specific racial or geographical predilection. This work provides a review on the global perspective of ARVC. 

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Published

2017-01-09

Issue

Vol. 2012 No. 2 (2012)

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Review articles

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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.