Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy: an electrocardiogram-based review.
Europace
; 20(FI1): f3-f12, 2018 06 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29272363
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia or cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a pathologic condition where the right ventricle is partially or totally replaced by fatty and fibrous tissue. The electrocardiogram (ECG) has a central role for diagnosis since it comprises two major and two minor criteria in the diagnostic criteria published by the Task 1 Force, although it is not 100% necessary to make a final diagnosis, because around 10% of patients with ARVD/C present with a normal ECG. In this article, we review the 12-lead electrocardiographic findings of patients with ARVD/C. ECG criteria observed during depolarization [prolonged terminal activation duration, epsilon wave, partial right bundle branch block (RBBB) and advanced RBBB of peripheral origin with characteristic ECG patterns] and repolarization abnormalities, (negative T waves) are reviewed in detail. More common ventricular arrhythmias and risk of sudden death, and how to use the surface ECG to stratify the risk, are part of our final comments.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Potenciais de Ação
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Displasia Arritmogênica Ventricular Direita
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Eletrocardiografia
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Frequência Cardíaca
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Ventrículos do Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Europace
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido