Abstract
Two cases of sudden death due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) occurring in the pediatric age group are described. One of the subjects, at the age of 7 years, is believed to be the youngest child in whom ARVD has been diagnosed at autopsy. The clinical and pathological characteristics of ARVD are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / pathology*
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Cardiomyopathies / complications
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Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
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Child
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Death, Sudden / etiology*
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Female
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Heart Ventricles / pathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Pedigree
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / pathology*