The Netherlands Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Registry : design and status update

Background: Clinical research on arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is typically limited by small patient numbers, retrospective study designs, and inconsistent definitions. Aim: To create a large national ACM patient cohort with a vast amount of uniformly collected high-quality data that is readily available for future research. Methods: This is a multicentre, longitudinal, observational cohort study that includes (1) patients with a definite ACM diagnosis, (2) at-risk relatives of ACM patients, and (3) ACM-associated mutation carriers. At baseline and every follow-up visit, a medical histor... Mehr ...