FELINE CARDIOMYOPATHY

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in humans; possible link to myocarditis This is also characterised by fibro-fatty replacement of the RV myocardium. It is familial, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and a number of mutations have been identified, e.g. in the ryanodine receptor 2 and desmoplakin genes. ................
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