title: Right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Fourteen patients with predominantly right sided dilated cardiomyopathy were studied, of whom five died suddenly. The condition is characterised by male preponderance, syncope, ventricular tachycardia, which typically has a left bundle branch block pattern on the surface electrocardiogram, and right heart failure. The diagnosis should be considered in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained ventricular tachycardia or syncope; the diagnosis may be readily missed because of the nonspecific nature or absence of signs.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology