In the absence of contemporary, population-based epidemiological studies, estimates of the
incidence and prevalence of the inherited cardiomyopathies have been derived from …

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart muscle disorder, predisposing to
sudden cardiac death, particularly in young patients and athletes. Pathological features …

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an arrhythmogenic disorder of the myocardium
not secondary to ischemic, hypertensive, or valvular heart disease. ACM incorporates a …

1From Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; 2Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri University of
Pavia, Pavia, Italy and New York University, New York, New York; 3University Hospital …

Cardiac and skeletal striated muscles are intricately designed machines responsible for
muscle contraction. Coordination of the basic contractile unit, the sarcomere, and the …

Objectives: This study sought to determine how exercise influences penetrance of
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) among patients with …

Background—In 1994, an International Task Force proposed criteria for the clinical
diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) that …

Aims We sought to determine the influence of genotype on clinical course and arrhythmic
outcome among arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) …

Background Exercise is associated with age‐related penetrance and arrhythmic risk in
carriers of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C)‐associated …

Desmosomes are intercellular junctions of epithelia and cardiac muscle. They resist
mechanical stress because they adopt a strongly adhesive state in which they are said to be …