[Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Report of 4 cases]. / La dysplasie ventriculaire droite arythmogene. A propos de 4 cas.

Arythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) was supposed to be a part of VHL diseases; ARVD is in fact a well defined anatomo-pathological entity, originally described by Fontaine and Frank in 1977. The authors report 4 new cases of ARVD were desmitted at the department of cardio A. The disease was announced by the usual rhythmic disorders. The diagnostics of ARVD was based upon a bundle of electrical, echocardiographic and histological arguments. The rhythmic stability was obtained in three cases with medical treatment, the endocavity ablation was necessary in one case. A study of the diagnostic and therapeutic forms is performed from a literature review.