Sixty-four-multislice computed tomography in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. 2008

Eugene K Soh, and Todd C Villines, and Irwin M Feuerstein
Division of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC20307, USA. eugene.k.soh@us.army.mil

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is an inheritable cardiomyopathy that is characterized by fibrofatty infiltration of the RV myocardium, often resulting in arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis often requires imaging of the right ventricle, typically by magnetic resonance imaging. We describe a case of AVRD in which cardiac computed tomography was used as the imaging method for the right ventricle. The CT images showed changes consistent with ARVD to include RV enlargement, excessive trabeculations, fatty infiltration, and marked RV hypokinesia. We believe these images show a novel use for multislice CT in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected ARVD.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D018497 Ventricular Dysfunction, Right A condition in which the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usually leads to HEART FAILURE or MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, and other cardiovascular complications. Diagnosis is made by measuring the diminished ejection fraction and a depressed level of motility of the right ventricular wall. Right Ventricular Dysfunction,Dysfunction, Right Ventricular,Dysfunctions, Right Ventricular,Right Ventricular Dysfunctions,Ventricular Dysfunctions, Right
D019571 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia 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. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy,Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Arrhythmogenic,Ventricular Dysplasia, Right, Arrhythmogenic,ARVD-C,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy-Dysplasia,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia-Cardiomyopathy,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Dysplasia

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