[Ventricular fibrillation and myocarditis].
We report a case of ventricular fibrillation with subacute myocarditis as the only underlying pathological abnormality in a 9-year-old child. The patient died suddenly after a follow-up of 13 years, despite the apparent control of the arrhythmia.
Felices Nieto
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Unidad de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Militar Universitario Vigil de Quiñones, Sevilla.
Pavón García
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Alvarez Leiva
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C
Herrera Rojas
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D
Olavarría Govantes
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L
Giménez Raurell
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J
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*