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* Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) was described for the first time by Frank and Fontaine in 1978
* Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) was described for the first time by Frank and Fontaine in 1978
*It was first described in patients undergoing surgical ablation for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia
*It was first described in patients undergoing surgical ablation for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia
*In 1994, diagnostic criteria were published by the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology and the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology.
*In 1994, diagnostic criteria were published by the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology and the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology
*In 2010, these criteria were modified

Revision as of 09:24, 12 May 2020

Overview

Historical perspective

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) was described for the first time by Frank and Fontaine in 1978
  • It was first described in patients undergoing surgical ablation for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia
  • In 1994, diagnostic criteria were published by the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology and the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology
  • In 2010, these criteria were modified