Key result
In a Pakistani cohort of 17 patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, left ventricular involvement was observed in 52.9% of patients and mortality was 21.4% over a mean follow-up of 35.5 months.
Why the study?
The clinical presentation, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings, and prognosis of patients with ARVC had not been characterized in Pakistan.
Population
17 consecutive patients with findings consistent with ARVC in Pakistan
Design
Single-center retrospective observational study
Follow-up
Mean 35.5 ± 19.7 months
Authors
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Provides initial ARVC data from Pakistan; leaves open generalizability and needs larger prospective validation.
Observational (n=17)
No
In a Pakistani cohort, ARVC frequently presents with syncope and arrhythmia, with a high rate of left ventricular involvement (52.9%) on CMR and significant mortality (21.4%) during follow-up, likely due to late presentation.
Ahmed et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) (n=17). Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy was evaluated on Clinical presentation, CMR findings, and prognosis. In a Pakistani cohort of 17 patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, left ventricular involvement was observed in 52.9% of patients and mortality was 21.4% over a mean follow-up of 35.5 months.
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