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Cardiomyocytes are attached to each other by multicomponent junctions at the intercalated disk.The resulting robust mechanical and functional coupling supports coordinated and highly adjustable cardiac contractility during the entire life time.Disturbance of desmosomes, which are part of the intercalated disk structure, has been implicated in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).