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Editorial
. 2018 Apr 10;137(15):1611-1613.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033558.

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Mechanotransduction Going Wrong

Luisa Mestroni  1 , Orfeo Sbaizero  2
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Editorial

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Mechanotransduction Going Wrong

Luisa Mestroni et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ARVC; Editorials; arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; desmin; dilated cardiomyopathy; mechanotransduction; sudden cardiac death.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None

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Figure 1
Desmosomal proteins, desmin and nuclear lamina provide a continuum structure for mechanotransduction and mechanosensing in cardiomyocytes, which explains their common role in AC.
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