Arrhythmogenic right ventricular historical perspective

Overview

In 1977, the concept of a specific RV cardiomyopathy was first suggested in a report of six patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and enlarged right ventricles
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