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RID3245 arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

synonym

ARVC
ARVD
Arrhythmogene rechtsventrikuläre Kardiomyopathie
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

definition

A congenital cardiomyopathy in which transmural infiltration of adipose tissue results in weakness and aneurysmal bulging of the infundibulum, apex, and posterior basilar region of the right ventricle and leads to ventricular tachycardia arising in the right ventricle. (Dorland, 28th ed) [MeSH]