Plakoglobin May Test for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Last Updated: 2009-03-11 17:07:02 -0400 (Reuters Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In endomyocardial biopsy samples, reduced levels of plakoglobin are associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), but not with other forms of heart-muscle disease, and may for the basis of a new diagnostic test.
“The diagnosis of ARVC can be challenging because the clinical presentation [...]
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