title: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in an 11-year-old girl and typical echocardiographic features.
abstract: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a rare entity that affects children as well as adults. This is a genetic disorder that can be inherited and whose hallmark is fibrofatty replacement of ventricular muscle, especially of the right side, with ventricular arrhythmias and progressive heart failure. We describe a case of an 11-year-old Saudi girl with ARVC and the echocardiographic characteristics that had been highlighted by the Taskforce for ARVC, and we suggest that a concurrent criterion be added to aid further echo identification in children.
authors: Pediatric Department, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Abdul Rahim
authors: AR
authors: Wong
authors: Nabil
authors: N
authors: AbdurRazak
authors: Saad Mohammad
authors: SM
authors: Al-Hadlaq
authors: Abdullah Salem
authors: AS
authors: Al-Jarallah
mesh_terms: D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index