title: [From arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy(ARVD/ARVC) to a broader concept of ABCDE syndrome].
abstract: The concept on the presence of a peculiar disease, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, has been widely recognized to be involved in the category of cardiomyopathy. The authors believe this disease entity should be further expanded, and propose the new term "ABCDE Syndrome", abbreviated from Arrhythmogenicity, Brugada syndrome, Competitive sports, Death(especially sudden death) and Electric disturbance type of cardiomyopathy(ECM), be incorporated to encompass all facets of this category.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed