Summary
The Intercontinental Lecture, presented by Dr Melvin M. Scheinman, discusses arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVC). The presenter reviews the history, mechanisms, and pathogenesis of ARVC, with a focus on electrophysiological changes, and then discusses how this new knowledge has modified the clinical approach to the care of this disease.
- antiarrhythmic therapy
- ankyrin-B
- arrhythmias
- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
- desmosome protein
- fibroadiposis
- implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- ventricular tachycardia
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