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- Title
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Year-Old Girl and Typical Echocardiographic Features.
- Authors
Wong, Abdul Rahim; AbdurRazak, Nabil; Al-Hadlaq, Saad Mohammad; Al-Jarallah, Abdullah Salem
- Abstract
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a rare entity that affects children as well as adults. This is a genetic disorder that can be inherited and whose hallmark is fibrofatty replacement of ventricular muscle, especially of the right side, with ventricular arrhythmias and progressive heart failure. We describe a case of an 11-year-old Saudi girl with ARVC and the echocardiographic characteristics that had been highlighted by the Taskforce for ARVC, and we suggest that a concurrent criterion be added to aid further echo identification in children.
- Subjects
CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; RIGHT heart ventricle diseases; GENETIC disorders; MUSCLES; DISEASES in girls
- Publication
Pediatric Cardiology, 2008, Vol 29, Issue 2, p427
- ISSN
0172-0643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00246-007-9082-2