Acute episode of an arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy with vast necroses exclusively in right ventricular myocardium | Zendy

Stefan Gattenlöhner | Zendy; Philipp Demmer | Zendy; Martin Oberhoff | Zendy; Georg Ertl | Zendy

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Acute episode of an arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy with vast necroses exclusively in right ventricular myocardium

Author(s) -

Stefan Gattenlöhner,

Philipp Demmer,

Martin Oberhoff,

Georg Ertl

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp312

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , cardiomyopathy , heart failure

We describe the case of an athlete aged 18 years who died of sudden cardiac arrest without previously having been diagnosed with heart disease. The autopsy did not reveal signs of intoxication or endo-/myocarditis, including negative results for cardiotropic virus, and coronary heart disease/vasculitis was excluded by coronary angiography and histology.In contrast, cardiac morphology showed classical signs of …

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