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Mutation-Positive Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy: The Triangle of Dysplasia Displaced

  • Anneline S. J. M. Te Riele
  • , Cynthia A. James
  • , Binu Philips
  • , Neda Rastegar
  • , Aditya Bhonsale
  • , Judith A. Groeneweg
  • , Brittney Murray
  • , Crystal Tichnell
  • , Daniel P. Judge
  • , Jeroen F. van der Heijden
  • , Maarten J. M. Cramer
  • , Birgitta K. Velthuis
  • , David A. Bluemke
  • , Stefan L. Zimmerman
  • , Ihab R. Kamel
  • , Richard N. W. Hauer
  • , Hugh Calkins
  • , Harikrishna Tandri*
  • , JF van der Heijden
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

ARVD/C: The Triangle of Dysplasia Displaced

IntroductionThe traditional description of the Triangle of Dysplasia in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) predates genetic testing and excludes biventricular phenotypes.

Methods and ResultsWe analyzed Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) studies of 74 mutation-positive ARVD/C patients for regional abnormalities on a 5-segment RV and 17-segment LV model. The location of electroanatomic endo- and epicardial scar and site of successful VT ablation was recorded in 11 ARVD/C subjects. Among 54/74 (73%) subjects with abnormal CMR, the RV was abnormal in almost all (96%), and 52% had biventricular involvement. Isolated LV abnormalities were uncommon (4%). Dyskinetic basal inferior wall (94%) was the most prevalent RV abnormality, followed by basal anterior wall (87%) dyskinesis. Subepicardial fat infiltration in the posterolateral LV (80%) was the most frequent LV abnormality. Similar to CMR data, voltage maps revealed scar (

ConclusionMutation-positive ARVD/C exhibits a previously unrecognized characteristic pattern of disease involving the basal inferior and anterior RV, and the posterolateral LV. The RV apex is only involved in advanced ARVD/C, typically as a part of global RV involvement. These results displace the RV apex from the Triangle of Dysplasia, and provide insights into the pathophysiology of ARVD/C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1311-1320
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Volume24
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

Keywords

  • arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
  • cardiomyopathy
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • electroanatomic mapping
  • ventricular tachcardia
  • phenotype
  • genetics
  • implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  • TASK-FORCE CRITERIA
  • MAGNETIC-RESONANCE
  • HUMAN HEART
  • CARDIOMYOPATHY
  • TACHYCARDIA
  • ABLATION
  • SUBSTRATE
  • FAMILIES
  • DISEASE

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