Characterisation of patients referred to a tertiary-level inherited cardiac condition clinic with suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is a rare inherited disease with incomplete penetrance and an environmental component. Although a rare disease, ARVC is a common cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults. Data on the different stages of ARVC remains scarce. The purpose of this study is to describe the initial presentation and cardiac phenotype of definite and non-definite ARVC for patients seen at a tertiary service.

Methods

This is a single centre, observational cohort study of patients with definite and non-definite ARVC seen at the Inherited Cardiac Conditions services at University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) in the period 2010-2021. Patients were identified by interrogation of digital health records, me

SUBMITTER: Aljehani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837886 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature