[Sudden death in the young adult without demonstrable cardiopathy: the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics in 3 cases].
We report 3 young adult males who developed spontaneous ventricular fibrillation in the absence of demonstrable heart disease. Extensive clinical and electrophysiologic evaluation failed to disclose a cause for the arrhythmia. Antiarrhythmic drugs were empirically used in all patients but 2 of them eventually died. Thus, unexplained ventricular fibrillation without demonstrable heart disease carries a serious short-term prognosis. An implantable cardio-vector-defibrillator may be the therapy of choice in these cases.
Garcés
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Departamento de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
Fajuri
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Garayar
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Marchant
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Martínez
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González
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D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
Muerte súbita en el adulto jóven sin cardiopatía demostrable: características clínicas y electrofisiológicas en 3 casos.