Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterized by recurrent coma, ventricular tachycardias and the replacement of the myocardium with fatty and fibrous tissue. We described a 42-year-old female patient without clinical arrhythmias which was diagnosed as ARVC by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the transvenous endomyocardial biopsy was not specific. The patient received heart transplantation due to her refractory heart failure and the pathology of explanted heart demonstrated typical replacement of fatty and fibrous tissue and piles of infiltrated lymphocytes in myocardial tissue. It is concluded that ARVC might not have any arrhythmias and inflammatory process may be involved in the mechanism of ARVC. Virtual slides: The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/6573514507145351
第一作者单位：[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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通讯机构：[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[*1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Internal Med, 1095 Jie Fang Ave, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Wei Jia,Tang Jiarong,Xia Liming,et al.A case of Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy without arrhythmias[J].DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY.2012,7:doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-67.
APA：
Wei, Jia,Tang, Jiarong,Xia, Liming,Chen, Xinshan&Wang, Dao Wen.(2012).A case of Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy without arrhythmias.DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY,7,
MLA：
Wei, Jia,et al."A case of Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy without arrhythmias".DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY 7.(2012)
