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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (What is it (Symptoms:…
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Effects on the body
Possible heart block
Heart failure
Treatment
non curable disease
Medicines used to control
Cardioversion
Catheter abalation
Effects on movement and exercise
intense exercise will place a too heavy demand on the heart as their will be gaps and cardiovascular system will not be as efficient
can cause sudden death through strenuous exercise
What is it
mainly affects right side of the heart can affect the left (stretching of ventricle wall preventing efficient transport of blood around pulmonary circuit
Progressive disease
Heart tissue gradually replaced with fatty deposits and scar tissue
Abnormal heart rhythms
Genetic condition which affects the heart
Symptoms:
fainting
abnormal heart rhythms
Light-headedness
swollen legs/ankles
Palpitations
Abdominal swelling
ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation
Damaged glycoproteins and Glyco lipids in cell membrane of the heart cells not developed properly so cannot hold cells together so tissue break down occurs