title: Sudden cardiac death in 2 young siblings.
abstract: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease known for exhibiting phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. At times, sudden cardiac death may be the first and foremost manifestation of the disease. We report 2 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy causing sudden death, which were diagnosed on autopsy with special emphasis on histopathological findings of this entity. The role of a pathologist cannot be undermined as the disease is a diagnostic challenge often overlooked by the neophytes in the field due to unawareness.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pathology, and †Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Reetu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: Rajpal Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Punia
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Amandeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035781:Siblings