Sudden unexpected death due to familial hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a familial condition with a very distinct risk of sudden death in males in certain families. The disease appears to be not uncommon in Sri Lanka. A sudden death in a 26-year-old healthy man is reported: At autopsy the heart was 500 g due mainly to left ventricular hypertrophy, and showed histological changes consistent with cardiomyopathy. Symptomless family members of the deceased were subsequently referred to a cardiologist. Cardiomyopathy was diagnosed in one of them.
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Columbo, Sri Lanka.
D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male