title: Sudden death in a patient with Noonan syndrome.
abstract: We report here the case of a 27-year-old woman with Noonan syndrome presenting with ventricular fibrillation. After successful defibrillation, echocardiography revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Normal echocardiographic cardiac structure and function were reported 11 years ago. This case emphasises the importance of regular follow-up in patients with congenital disorders in which cardiac manifestations might develop in early adulthood or later.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. dralperaydin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Mustafa S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yilmazer
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gurol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009634:Noonan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy