Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy as a cause of sudden infant death.
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy is a rarely described cause of sudden death among infants. We report the case of a 4-month-old male infant who died suddenly in his sleep. Postmortem examination revealed the presence of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.
Nucifora
Gaetano
G
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, IRCCS, Istituto per l'Infanzia, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy. gnucifora@cardionet.it
Benettoni
Alessandra
A
Allocca
Giuseppe
G
Bussani
Rossana
R
Silvestri
Furio
F
D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*