Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Clinical Myocarditis in Women

Myocarditis is a non-specific inflammatory disease of the myocardium with varied presentation and etiology1-3. Given limitations of endomyocardial biopsy, the diagnosis is often based on clinical presentation and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging3-6. There is increasing evidence that underlying genetic abnormalities associated with cardiomyopathy may predispose patients to myocarditis7-10. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is classically associated with myocyte loss due to disruption of the cardiac desmosomes, leading to fibrofatty replacement and an arrhythmic presentation11-14.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research