Sudden death in childhood due to right ventricular dysplasia: report of two cases

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 characteri...

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Published inPediatric pathology Vol. 14; no. 6; p. 987
Main Authors Pawel, B R, de Chadarévian, J P, Wolk, J H, Donner, R M, Vogel, R L, Braverman, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - complications
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - pathology
Cardiomyopathies - complications
Cardiomyopathies - pathology
Child
Death, Sudden - etiology
Female
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - complications
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - pathology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0277-0938
DOI:10.3109/15513819409037695