Dear Colleagues,
In arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, characterized by fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium, diagnostic efforts are difficult and many different steps are required to provide an accurate diagnosis.
In case of diagnosis standard ECG, echocardiography, right ventricular angiography and electrophysiological examination can provide strong diagnostic evidence.
The most relevant diagnostic method is cardiac MRI with late enhancement. Each of these diagnostic methods should be reported in advance.
Therapeutic options include ICD implantation, ablation of ventricular tachycardia using an endocardial or epicardial approach, pharmacological approaches (amiodarone, flecainide, and beta-blockers), and most importantly the management of heart failure. In nearly 40% of cases, different forms of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (arrhythmogenic biventricular cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy) result in severe heart failure that can only be managed with early prophylactic treatment triggered by the genetic findings (phospholamban, lamin A/C, and filamin C mutations).
I am pleased to invite you to submit original manuscripts on the subject of “Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: diagnosis and therapy” for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and comprehensive reviews are welcome.
Prof. Stefan Peters
Guest Editor
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- Open Access ReviewNew Diagnostic Approach to Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: The Padua CriteriaFrancesca Graziano, Alessandro Zorzi, Alberto Cipriani, Manuel De Lazzari, ... Domenico CorradoRev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(10), 335; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2310335(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Therapy)359Downloads3Citations562Views
- Open Access ReviewCatheter Ablation in Arrhythmic Cardiac Diseases: Endocardial and Epicardial AblationWen-Han Cheng, Fa-Po Chung, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Li-Wei Lo, ... Shih-Ann ChenRev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(9), 324; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2309324(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Therapy)73Downloads277Views
- Open Access Original ResearchA Territory-Wide Study of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Patients from Hong KongIshan Lakhani, Jiandong Zhou, Sharen Lee, Ka Hou Christien Li, ... Gary TseRev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 231; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2307231(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Therapy)47Downloads2Citations355Views
- Open Access ReviewSaw-Tooth Cardiomyopathy: the Evidence in the First DecadeZhiyu Liu, Yingying Zheng, Jinying ZhangRev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(4), 138; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2304138(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Therapy)61Downloads282Views