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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular
dysplasia: which diagnostic role for magnetic resonance imaging?
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Maria Penco, Ernesto Di Cesare*,
Giuseppe Aurigemma**, Antonella Costanzi*, Francesco Marchese*, Alessia Catalucci*,
Francesco Fedele**, Carlo Masciocchi*.
Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of L'Aquila,
*Department of Radiology, University of L'Aquila, **Cardiology, Department of
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Italy
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Abstract
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a
heart disease of unkown cause, anatomically characterized by partial or extensive atrophy
of the right ventricular myocardium with adipose or fibro-adipose replacement, and can
result in recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias of right ventricular origin. The capacity
of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of simultaneously providing noninvasive anatomic,
functional and tissue composition information has determined a remarkable interest for
ARVD diagnosis and follow-up.
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Key Words
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
ventricular arrhythmias, heart muscle disorder, magnetic resonance imaging,
echocardiography, right ventricular angiography, familial disease, gene disease, young
male, exercise, major/minor diagnosis criteria, functional/morphological characteristics,
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