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  • Cardiology
  • Genetics
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a genetic heart disease characterized by progressive right ventricular dysfunction and malignant ventricular arrhythmias.
  • Pathogenic mutations in genes encoding cardiac desmosomes have been identified as a primary cause of ARVD/C.
  • Structural changes include ventricular enlargement, impaired contraction, RV aneurysms, and fibrofatty replacement, often in specific ventricular regions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current diagnostic role of key cardiac imaging modalities in suspected ARVD/C.
  • To highlight the importance of structural and functional abnormalities in ARVD/C diagnosis.
  • To discuss the application of echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and CT in evaluating patients with ARVD/C.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on ARVD/C diagnosis.
  • Discussion of the established and emerging roles of echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), and computed tomography (CT).
  • Focus on imaging findings indicative of ARVD/C pathology.

Main Results:

  • Cardiac imaging reveals characteristic structural and functional abnormalities in ARVD/C.
  • Echocardiography, CMR, and CT provide complementary information for diagnosis.
  • Imaging findings are crucial for establishing diagnostic criteria for ARVD/C.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced cardiac imaging techniques are essential for the diagnosis of ARVD/C.
  • Understanding the specific imaging patterns associated with ARVD/C improves diagnostic accuracy.
  • Multimodality imaging approaches are key to managing this inherited cardiomyopathy.