Background: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited heart muscle disorder
characterized by myocardial fibrofatty replacement and an increased risk of sudden cardiac …

Background : Familial evaluation after a sudden death with negative autopsy (sudden
arrhythmic death syndrome; SADS) may identify relatives at risk of fatal arrhythmias. Objectives : …

Aims To characterize the most common electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in
patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), including anterior T-wave …

Aim To investigate the accuracy of the recently published international recommendations for
ECG interpretation in young athletes in a large cohort of white and black adolescent soccer …

Background Electrophysiological, imaging, and pathological studies have reported the
presence of subtle structural abnormalities in hearts from patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS). …

Objectives : The authors studied the response rates and relative sensitivity of the most
common agents used in the sodium-channel blocker (SCB) challenge. Background : A type 1 …

Aims Idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is defined as LVH in the absence of
myocyte disarray or secondary causes. It is unclear whether idiopathic LVH represents the …

Background: Familial cascade screening is well established in patients with heritable cardiac
disease and in cases of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. The clinical benefit of family …

Background The association between athletic participation and alteration in diastolic function
is not well established. The aims of this study were to determine the spectrum of Doppler …

Background— Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular disease in young athletes with
electrocardiography is endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology and several major …