An apparently healthy man died suddenly at the age of 49 during physical activity. The heart was referred to our Cardiovascular Pathology Unit for valve tissue banking. Pathology findings led to the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. Molecular autopsy was performed and two variants of interest were identified in genes associated with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The 19-year-old son underwent a cardiac screening comprehensive of electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance and genetic testing, and the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy was achieved. This case report highlights the need of a systematic evaluation of all sudden death victims with autopsy performed by expert cardiovascular pathologists and implemented by molecular analysis, aiming to identify also rare hereditary diseases and activate proper family screening.
Postmortem diagnosis of left dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: the importance of a multidisciplinary network for sudden death victims. "HIC mors gaudet succurere vitae"
Rapezzi, ClaudioUltimo
2020
Abstract
An apparently healthy man died suddenly at the age of 49 during physical activity. The heart was referred to our Cardiovascular Pathology Unit for valve tissue banking. Pathology findings led to the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy. Molecular autopsy was performed and two variants of interest were identified in genes associated with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The 19-year-old son underwent a cardiac screening comprehensive of electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance and genetic testing, and the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy was achieved. This case report highlights the need of a systematic evaluation of all sudden death victims with autopsy performed by expert cardiovascular pathologists and implemented by molecular analysis, aiming to identify also rare hereditary diseases and activate proper family screening.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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