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Trial reportCirculation2010

Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: proposed modification of the task force criteria.

Frank I Marcus, William J McKenna, Duane Sherrill, Cristina Basso, Barbara Bauce, David A Bluemke, Hugh Calkins, Domenico Corrado, Moniek G P J Cox, James P Daubert and 15 more

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Trial report in Circulation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 701 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00024505 completednot on this map

Multidisciplinary Study of Right Ventricular Dysplasia

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2001 to 2010Enrolled320ConditionsHeart Diseases, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
NCT02989480 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

PET-detected Myocardial Inflammation is a Characteristic of Cardiac Sarcoid But Not of ARVC - a Feasibility Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of AberdeenRan2015 to 2019Enrolled20ConditionsSarcoidosis, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyArmsPET CT, Cardiac MRI
NCT03685149 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Pilot Randomized Trial With Flecainide in ARVC Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of RochesterRan2019 to 2022Enrolled22ConditionsArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyArmsFlecainide Pill, Placebo
NCT06931821 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Functional ElectroAnatomiC Isochronal Late Activation Mapping for Empiric VT Ablation Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2025 to 2029Enrolled360ConditionsSustained Monomorphic VT (MMVT), Recurrent Ventricular TachycardiaArmsIsochronal Late Activation Mapping (ILAM), High Density Voltage Mapping
NCT07563660 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Incremental Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of 68Ga-DOTA-SA-FAPI PET/CT Imaging in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled15ConditionsArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, FAPI PET, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingArms68Ga-DOTA-SA-FAPI PET/CT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

701 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Magnetocardiography in the Evaluation of Sudden Cardiac Death Risk: A Systematic Review.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2024
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  7. Beta-Blockers for the Treatment of Arrhythmias: Which Drug for Which Arrhythmia? A State-of-the-Art Narrative Review.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026
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  9. [Diagnostic and prognostic value of the resting ECG in structural heart disease].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2026
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  13. Homozygous NonsenseJournal of clinical medicine · 2026
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  17. Uhl's anomaly after Glenn shunt - clinical image of a rare congenital heart defect.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026
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  18. Advances in VT ablation for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: evidence, mapping and ablation strategies, and predictive factors.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026
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  19. Role of concomitant endomyocardial biopsy in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with ventricular arrhythmias.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026
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  20. Atrial and ventricular longitudinal strain in elite cyclists.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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641 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Frank I MarcusUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz, USA. fmarcus@u.arizona.edu
William J McKenna
Duane Sherrill
Cristina Basso
Barbara Bauce
David A Bluemke
Hugh Calkins
Domenico Corrado
Moniek G P J Cox
James P Daubert
Guy Fontaine
Kathleen Gear
Richard Hauer
Andrea Nava
Michael H Picard
Nikos Protonotarios
Jeffrey E Saffitz
Danita M Yoerger Sanborn
Jonathan S Steinberg
Harikrishna Tandri
Gaetano Thiene
Jeffrey A Towbin
Adalena Tsatsopoulou
Thomas Wichter
Wojciech Zareba

Funding

Molecular Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (NIBIB)ZIAEB000072 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI BLUEMKE, DAVID · 2010 to 2017
$5.0M
Multidisciplinary Study of Right Ventricular DysplasiaU01HL065594 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI MARCUS, FRANK I · 2001 to 2005
$2.8M
Multidisciplinary Study of Right Ventricular DysplasiaU01HL065691 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI ZAREBA, WOJCIECH · 2001 to 2005
$2.7M
Multidisciplinary Study of Right Ventricular DysplasiaU01HL065652 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI TOWBIN, JEFFREY A · 2001 to 2005
$1.9M
Epithelial Dysfunction in Early IPFR01HL086825 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BLACKWELL, TIMOTHY S. · 2008 to 2009
$1.3M
Electro-mechanical Resynchronization Therapy For Arrhythmogenic Right VentricularK23HL093350 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TANDRI, HARIKRISHNA · 2008 to 2012
$674k
Update and modification of Task Force Criteria for ARVD/CR13HL086285 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI MARCUS, FRANK I · 2006 to 2007
$29k
Molecular Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (CC)ZIACL090019 · CLC · CLINICAL CENTER · PI JONES, ELIZABETH C. · 2010 to 2017
$0k
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA CL090019Intramural NIH HHS ZIA EB000072NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL093350NHLBI NIH HHS K23-HL093350NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL086825NHLBI NIH HHS R13 HL086285NHLBI NIH HHS R13 HL086825NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL065594NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL065652NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL065691NHLBI NIH HHS U01-HL65594NHLBI NIH HHS U01-HL65652NHLBI NIH HHS U01-HL65691
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 1994, an International Task Force proposed criteria for the clinical diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) that facilitated recognition and interpretation of the frequently nonspecific clinical features of ARVC/D. This enabled confirmatory clinical diagnosis in index cases through exclusion of phenocopies and provided a standard on which clinical research and genetic studies could be based. Structural, histological, electrocardiographic, arrhythmic, and familial features of the disease were incorporated into the criteria, subdivided into major and minor categories according to the specificity of their association with ARVC/D. At that time, clinical experience with ARVC/D was dominated by symptomatic index cases and sudden cardiac death victims-the overt or severe end of the disease spectrum. Consequently, the 1994 criteria were highly specific but lacked sensitivity for early and familial disease. METHODS AND

resultsRevision of the diagnostic criteria provides guidance on the role of emerging diagnostic modalities and advances in the genetics of ARVC/D. The criteria have been modified to incorporate new knowledge and technology to improve diagnostic sensitivity, but with the important requisite of maintaining diagnostic specificity. The approach of classifying structural, histological, electrocardiographic, arrhythmic, and genetic features of the disease as major and minor criteria has been maintained. In this modification of the Task Force criteria, quantitative criteria are proposed and abnormalities are defined on the basis of comparison with normal subject data.

conclusionsThe present modifications of the Task Force Criteria represent a working framework to improve the diagnosis and management of this condition. CLINICAL

trial registrationURL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00024505.

Indexed as

EchocardiographyElectrocardiography, AmbulatoryMagnetic Resonance ImagingArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular DysplasiaBiopsyDeath, Sudden, CardiacHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicReference StandardsSensitivity and Specificity

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PMID20172911
PMCPMC2860804

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