Sudden death in childhood due to right ventricular dysplasia: report of two cases.
Two cases of sudden death due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) occurring in the pediatric age group are described. One of the subjects, at the age of 7 years, is believed to be the youngest child in whom ARVD has been diagnosed at autopsy. The clinical and pathological characteristics of ARVD are discussed.
Pawel
B R
BR
Department of Pathology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134-1095.
de Chadarévian
J P
JP
Wolk
J H
JH
Donner
R M
RM
Vogel
R L
RL
Braverman
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*