Definition: A congenital cardiomyopathy that is characterized by infiltration of adipose and fibrous tissue into the RIGHT VENTRICLE wall and loss of myocardial cells. Primary injuries usually are at the free wall of right ventricular and right atria resulting in ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias.
DF: ARVD
Other names Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Dy; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy-Dy; Ventricular Dysplasia, Right, Arrhythmogenic; Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Arrhythmogenic; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
