Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy: Report of an autopsy case
Korean Journal of Pathology
;
: 1233-1236, 1997.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A 35-year-old man was admitted with a 20 day history of generalized edema and muscular weakness of the lower extremities. He was alert with a pale puffy face and an ejection murmur was heard at the cardiac apex. The electrocardiogram disclosed low voltage, first degree atrioventricular block, and a right bundle branch block. During the hospitalization an intractable diastolic hypotension developed, which measured 0 mmHg at the lowest point. At that time the echocardiogram revealed a dilated, akinetic right ventricle. Eventually a multiorgan failure developed and an autopsy following his death presented a fibrofatty replacement of the right ventricular myocardium. This might be a case of an arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy, which is usually characterized clinically by a ventricular tachycardia and may cause a sudden death in young adults.
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Main subject:
Autopsy
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Bundle-Branch Block
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Tachycardia, Ventricular
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Muscle Weakness
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Lower Extremity
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Death, Sudden
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Edema
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Electrocardiography
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Atrioventricular Block
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Systolic Murmurs
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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