title: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy as a cause of sudden infant death.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, IRCCS, Istituto per l'Infanzia, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy. gnucifora@cardionet.it
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nucifora
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benettoni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allocca
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bussani
authors.forename: Furio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silvestri
mesh_terms: 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*