A publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Ana Flavia Malheiros Torbey
, Erivelton Alessandro do Nascimento
, Nágela Simão Vinhosa Nunes
, Adriana Bastos Carvalho
, Daniel Gama das Neves
, [...]
Ana Flavia Malheiros Torbey
, Erivelton Alessandro do Nascimento
, Nágela Simão Vinhosa Nunes
, Adriana Bastos Carvalho
, Daniel Gama das Neves
, [...]
Abstract Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with exclusive or predominant involvement of the left ventricle has been described recently. It has a heterogeneous genetic basis with different clinical phenotypes ranging from ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death (SD), symptoms suggestive of acute myocarditis with chest pain and troponin elevation, symptoms of heart failure, to asymptomatic patients. A high level of suspicion is needed for a correct diagnosis and implementation of a genotype-based therapy, to prevent its most feared complication, SD. This review aims to […]
Keywords: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia; Death, Sudden; Genotype