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Ventricular Tachycardias in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is an inherited cardiomyopathy that is characterized by ventricular arrhythmias, an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), and abnormalities of right ventricular (RV) structure and function. Although structural involvement of the RV predominates, it…

Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Features, Mechanisms, and Management

Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians Electrocardiographic Features Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular arrhythmia characterized electrocardiographically by low-amplitude baseline oscillations (fibrillatory or f waves from the fibrillating atria) and an irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm.…