Arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy / dysplasia : Recent advances
- Author
- Frank I. Markus, Andrea Nava, Gaetano Thiene
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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This book covers all aspects (biological, pathological, genetic, clinical and therapeutical) of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia, a recent cardiomyopathy which represents a very high risk of sudden death in the young and in athletes. The monograph presents the results of 5-year research program on ARVC/D supported by grants of both the European Commission and the NIH, which enabled the discovery of seven disease-causing genes, thus opening new avenues for the early identification of affected patients and for sudden death prevention.
Keywords: Medicine / Ablation / Angiography / Biopsy / Cell / Echocardiography / Genes / Genetics / Heart / Human genetics / Radiology
