Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 191-192, May 2008

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

  • Eugene K. Soh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC20307, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Todd C. Villines, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC20307, USA
    • ,
  • Irwin M. Feuerstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC20307, USA

Received 24 September 2007; accepted 7 February 2008. published online 18 February 2008.

Abstract 

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.

Keywords: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, CT assessment of RV, RV imaging

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

 The online version of this article contains supplementary data.

 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Army, the Department of Defense, or the US government.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00055-5

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2008.02.006

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 191-192, May 2008

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