New test successfully identifies life-threatening heart disease
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:50
in Health & Medicine
A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) has demonstrated that a new immunohistochemical test is reliable in diagnosing a dangerous arrhythmic heart disease known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC.) Reported in the 12 March issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the new findings offer the possibility of a highly sensitive and specific means of identifying this life- threatening condition at an early stage, when it can be treated with by implanting a cardiac defibrillator...