In 1996, ARVD/C was added to the WHO classification of cardiomyopathies. The name is derived from the observation that electrical disturbances of the heart (arrhythmogenic) are common and tend to ...

ARVD/C is an inherited disorder and one of the most common causes of sudden death in athletes and young, apparently healthy adults. Its prevalence is estimated at one in 5,000 people. The disorder ...

ARVD/C is an inherited disorder and one of the most common causes of sudden death in athletes and young, apparently healthy adults. Its prevalence is estimated at one in 5,000 people.

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is challenging to diagnose because of nonspecific findings, particularly in the early phases of the disease. Clinical diagnosis ...

Most people with ARVD/C don’t know they have it until they experience symptoms as young adults, including a heart rhythm abnormality, heart failure, or even sudden cardiac arrest due to arrhythmias ...

The high rate of recurrence, say investigators, calls into question the early use of catheter ablation as an effective antiarrhythmic strategy in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular ...

In this study, researchers used an ARVD/C patient's skin cells to make induced pluripotent stem cells. Then they used those stem cells to generate ARVD/C patient-specific heart cells (shown here ...

The Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation was established in 2002 after the sudden death of their seemingly healthy 20 year old son. “The autopsy concluded Nick had an undiagnosed heart condition called ...