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A New Diagnostic Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

A New Diagnostic Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

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A New Diagnostic Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

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Full title

A New Diagnostic Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

Publisher

Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2009-03, Vol.360 (11), p.1075-1084

Language

English

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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Contents

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a serious disorder associated with ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. Mutations in desmosomal proteins may be the cause in some cases. This study found reduced levels of immunostaining for the desmosomal protein plakoglobin in a high percentage of subjects, suggesting that immunostain...

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A New Diagnostic Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67018993

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67018993

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa0808138

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