Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Fatty Replacement of the Right Ventricular Myocardium
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and fatty replacement of the right ventricular myocardium: are they different diseases?
BACKGROUND The relationship between arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and pure fat replacement of the right ventricle is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Myocardial thickness, epicardial fat thickness, percent fibrosis, and intramyocardial fat infiltration were measured in 16 sections each from 25 hearts with typical (fibrofatty) ARVC, 7 hearts with fat replacement of the rig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.16.1571