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19236999

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy is a complex disease and a difficult diagnosis to make that requires a multifaceted approach. Genetic mutations in proteins that alter the cardiomyocyte gap junction formation, stabilization, and general function lead to electrical and structural disturbances. The electrocardiogram (ECG) remains an excellent barometer of severe disease, but there is a large variation in the electroanatomic relationship and the ECG is less sensitive for detection of concealed early disease. With added knowledge of the genotypic/phenotypic expressions of this disease, continued experience with and development of current imaging modalities, and greater use of quantitative, 3-dimensional interpretative techniques, it seems clear that imaging will continue to play a pivotal role in collaborating with the ECG findings for the screening, diagnostic, prognostic, and serial assessment of patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1532-8430
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137.e1-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiac imaging in right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia--how does cardiac imaging assist in understanding the morphologic, functional, and electrical changes of the heart in this disease?
pubmed:affiliation
Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5037, USA. vsorrell@email.arizona.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review