Open full size image (A) Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: the arrhythmic killer is the fibrofatty replacement of the right ventricle (B) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: myocardial disarray is the substrate of the fatal tachyarrhythmia (C) The histology of coronary vasospasm: transient ST segment elevation,…
Introduction Malignant mitral valve prolapse (MVP) syndrome has been recently described in a subset of patients who may be at greater risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), made up of young women with mostly bileaflet MVP, midsystolic click, biphasic or…
Definitions Noncompacted myocardium (NCM) is a cardiac abnormality involving the myocardial wall, characterized by numerous, excessively prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses penetrating into the midmyocardium ( Fig. 64.1 ). Noncompaction of the left ventricle can occur as an isolated…
Acknowledgments This work has been supported by TRANSAC, University of Padua Strategic Project CPDA133979/13, Padua, Italy; Registry for Cardio-cerebro-vascular Pathology, Veneto Region, Venice, Italy; Target Project, Regional Health System, Venice, Italy; PRIN Ministry of Education, University and Research 2010BWY8E9_004, Rome,…