title: Sudden death of a diabetic patient during Holter monitoring.
abstract: The sudden death of a diabetic patient (NIDDM) during Holter monitoring is described. The patient was a 64-yr-old male with an 11-yr history of diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, autonomic nervous dysfunction, and old myocardial infarction. In spite of all these complications, he remained asymptomatic and eventually resumed his normal activities, including a daily 1-h walk, until his sudden death. The cause of death was considered to be cardiac disease, but was not confirmed by autopsy. A detailed analysis of his Holter monitoring is given.
authors.affiliation: Katsumata Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsumata
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged