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. 2006 Apr;92(Suppl 1):i14–i18. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.081547

Table 1 Task force criteria for diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D).

Major criteria Minor criteria
1 Global and/or regional dysfunction and structural alterations Severe RV dilatation and reduction of RVEF with no (or mild) impairment in LVEF Mild global RV dilatation and/or reduction in RVEF with normal LVEF
Localised RV aneurysms (dyskinetic areas) Mild segmental RV dilatation
Severe segmental RV dilatation Regional RV hypokinesia
2 Tissue characterisation of walls Fibrofatty replacement of myocardium on endomyocardial biopsy
3 Repolarisation abnormalities Inverted T waves in right precordial leads (V2 and V3) (in absence of RBBB)
4 Depolarisation/conduction abnormalities Epsilon waves or localised prolongation (>110 ms) of the QRS complex in right precordial leads (V1–V3) Late potentials (signal averaged ECG)
5 Arrhythmias LBBB type (non‐)sustained ventricular tachycardia
Frequent ventricular extrasystoles (more than 1000/24 h)
6 Family history Familial disease confirmed at necropsy or surgery Familial history of premature sudden death (<35 years) due to suspected RV dysplasia
Familial history (clinical diagnosis based on present criteria)

LBBB, left bundle branch block; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RBBB, right bundle branch block; RV, right ventricular; RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction.

Adapted from Furuno et al.13