Author/Authors :
Masataka Yoda، نويسنده , , Kazutomo Minami، نويسنده , , Dirk Fritzsche، نويسنده , , Gero Tendrich، نويسنده , , Sebastian Schulte-Eistrup، نويسنده , , Reiner Koerfer، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a cardiomyopathy that primarily affects the heart muscle in the right ventricle. The ventricular muscle is replaced by fatty or fibrous tissue in a diffuse or spotty process. We performed orthotopic heart transplantations in 3 patients and all patients are alive. When ARVC has progressed to heart failure in the right or left ventricles, orthotopic heart transplantation is an effective therapeutic option.
