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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy as a cause of sudden infant death.

Nucifora G, Benettoni A, Allocca G, Bussani R, Silvestri F

Pediatric Cardiology Unit, IRCCS, Istituto per l'Infanzia, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy. gnucifora@cardionet.it

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy is a rarely described cause of sudden death among infants. We report the case of a 4-month-old male infant who died suddenly in his sleep. Postmortem examination revealed the presence of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.

Published 12 March 2008 in J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 9(4): 430-1.
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