Epsilon waves as an extreme form of depolarization delay : Focusing on the arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia
(2020) In Current Cardiology Reviews 17(1). p.17-23- Abstract
Revision of the Task Force diagnostic criteria (TFC) for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D), in 2010, has increased the sensitivity for the diagnosis of early and familial forms of the disease. Epsilon wave (EW) is a major diagnostic criterion in the context of ARVC/D, however, it remains unquantifiable and therefore, may leave room for substan-tial subjective interpretation, thus, explaining the existing high inter-observer variability in the assessment of EW. EW, when present, coexists with other disease characteristics, which are suffi-cient for ARVC/D diagnosis, making EW generally not required for ARVC/D diagnosis. Neverthe-less, EW remains an important part of the electrocardiographic phenotype of... (More)
Revision of the Task Force diagnostic criteria (TFC) for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D), in 2010, has increased the sensitivity for the diagnosis of early and familial forms of the disease. Epsilon wave (EW) is a major diagnostic criterion in the context of ARVC/D, however, it remains unquantifiable and therefore, may leave room for substan-tial subjective interpretation, thus, explaining the existing high inter-observer variability in the assessment of EW. EW, when present, coexists with other disease characteristics, which are suffi-cient for ARVC/D diagnosis, making EW generally not required for ARVC/D diagnosis. Neverthe-less, EW remains an important part of the electrocardiographic phenotype of ARVC/D that may be useful in planning diagnostic work-up, which needs to be recognized.
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- Platonov, Pyotr G. LU and Svensson, Anneli
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- 2020
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- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia, Electrocardiography, Epsilon wave, Task force criteria
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- Current Cardiology Reviews
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- 17
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- 1
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- 7 pages
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- Bentham Science Publishers
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- pmid:32778035
- scopus:85101275931
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- 1573-403X
- DOI
- 10.2174/1573403X16666200810105029
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- English
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