Sudden bradyarrhythmic death in dilated cardiomyopathy: a case report.
An 18-year-old male presented with biventricular failure and atrial fibrillation. Detailed investigations revealed the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. He was put on medical treatment which resulted in symptomatic improvement. One year later he presented with 2 episodes of syncope, with no change in the routine electrocardiogram. A 24-hour ambulatory monitoring was done. The patient died suddenly while on the monitor. Analysis of the terminal event revealed a sudden complete heart block followed by asystole, an event described very rarely in the published literature.
Radhakrishnan
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Kaul
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Bahl
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Talwar
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Bhatia
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D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male