A case of sudden and unexpected death due to idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the elderly.
A case of sudden and unexpected death due to idiopathic cardiomyopathy of hypertrophic type in a 50-year-old man is reported. The heart showed on gross observation a very marked hypertrophy (1100 g); microscopically, muscle fibers were different in size and shape, with hypertrophy of nuclei, associated with a moderate increase of connective tissue.
D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology