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Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia: Proposed Modification of the Task Force Criteria

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Marcus, Frank I., McKenna, William J., Sherrill, Duane, Basso, Cristina, Bauce, Barbara, Bluemke, David A., Calkins, Hugh, Corrado, Domenico +17 more·2010·Circulation

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Background— In 1994, an International Task Force proposed criteria for the clinical diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) that facilitated recognition and interpretation of the frequently nonspecific clinical features of ARVC/D. This enabled confirmatory clinical diagnosis in index cases through exclusion of phenocopies and provided a standard on which clinical research and genetic studies could be based. Structural, histological, electrocardiographic, arrhythmic, and familial features of the disease were incorporated into the criteria, subdivided into major and minor categories according to the specificity of their association with ARVC/D. At that time, clinical experience with ARVC/D was dominated by symptomatic index cases and sudden cardiac death victims—the overt or severe end of the disease spectrum. Consequently, the 1994 criteria were highly specific but lacked sensitivity for early and familial disease. Methods and Results— Revision of the diagnostic criteria provides guidance on the role of emerging diagnostic modalities and advances in the genetics of ARVC/D. The criteria have been modified to incorporate new knowledge and technology to improve diagnostic sensitivity, but with the important requisite of maintaining diagnostic specificity. The approach of classifying structural, histological, electrocardiographic, arrhythmic, and genetic features of the disease as major and minor criteria has been maintained. In this modification of the Task Force criteria, quantitative criteria are proposed and abnormalities are defined on the basis of comparison with normal subject data. Conclusions— The present modifications of the Task Force Criteria represent a working framework to improve the diagnosis and management of this condition. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00024505.

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Marcus, F. I., McKenna, W. J., Sherrill, D., Basso, C., Bauce, B., Bluemke, D. A., Calkins, H., Corrado, D., Cox, M. G. P. J., Daubert, J. P., Fontaine, G., Gear, K., Hauer, R., Nava, A., Picard, M. H., Protonotarios, N., Saffitz, J. E., Sanborn, D. M. Y., Steinberg, J. S., Tandri, H., Thiene, G., Towbin, J. A., Tsatsopoulou, A., Wichter, T., & Zareba, W.
Affiliations
  • From the University of Arizona (F.I.M., D.S., K.G.), Tucson, Ariz; The Heart Hospital, London, United Kingdom (W.J.M.); University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy (C.B., B.B., D.C., A.N., G.T.); National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center (D.A.B.), Bethesda, and Johns Hopkins Hospital (H.C., H.T.), Baltimore, Md; University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (M.G.P.J.C., R.H.); Strong Memorial Hospital (J.P.D.) and University of Rochester Medical Center (W.Z.), Rochester, NY;...
  • University of Arizona (US)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2010-04-06
Volume
121
Issue
13
Pages
1533-1541
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2131810639
Cited by
2,676
References
62
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124.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K23HL093350, R01HL086825, U01HL065594, U01HL065652, U01HL065691, R13 HL086825, R13HL086285)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (ZIAEB000072)
  • NIH Clinical Center (ZIACL090019)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Keywords
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, diagnostic criteria, phenocopy, sudden cardiac death, familial disease, genetic diagnosis, electrocardiographic abnormalities, histopathology, cardiac arrhythmias, sensitivity and specificity
MeSH terms
Biopsy, Echocardiography, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Reference Standards, Sensitivity and Specificity, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

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