A GENE THERAPY STRATEGY TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL AND CARDIAC FUNCTION, AND CARDIAC STRUCTURE, IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods of treating arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a subject, comprising administering a gene therapy construct comprising a connexin 43 sequence, wherein as a result of the administration, connexin 43 levels in at least a portion of the heart are increased. Further disclosed are other cardiovascular diseases can be treated with the method.