Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2010; 38(3): 217-221
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with predominant left ventricular involvement
Farid Aliyev, Cengizhan Türkoğlu, Cengiz Çeliker
Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a relatively well-defined clinical entity. This disease is characterized with right ventricular involvement and is an important cause of sudden cardiac death in young patients. However, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with left-dominant involvement has recently been better described in the literature. This new presentation may be confused with other diseases such as idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. This review outlines left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in the light of the most recent information.
Keywords: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/physiopathology, cardiomyopathies/etiology, electrocardiography; heart ventricles/pathology; myocarditis; ventricular dysfunction, left
How to cite this article
Farid Aliyev, Cengizhan Türkoğlu, Cengiz Çeliker. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with predominant left ventricular involvement. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2010; 38(3): 217-221
Corresponding Author: Farid Aliyev, Türkiye