[Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, torsades de pointes and sudden death. New concepts].
M cells as well as vortex like reentrant tachycardia could explain the torsade de pointes pattern leading to sudden death at night in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and saddle-back ST segment elevation in lead V2. The mechanism of the torsade is explained by the two-dimensional structure of the right ventricular free wall reconstructed from paraffin blocks. This case may represent a particular form of Brugada's syndrome and cases of sudden death in young males in South East Asia.
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Service de Cardiologie Hôpital Jean Rostand, Ivry-sur-seine.
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D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000503:physiopathology*
Dysplasie ventriculaire droite arythmogéne, torsades de pointes et mort subite. Nouveaux concepts.