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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