Sudden death in a young patient with atrial fibrillation

Sudden death due to atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a predictable event in a young patient.

This case refers to a 39-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and family history of sudden death (SD). In 1985, high rate atrial stimulation induced VF. In 1996 an ICD was implanted and she remained without arrhythmic events until November 2000 when the device reported one episode of atrial fibrillation degenerating into VF and terminated by the ICD. The VF induction mechanism ...

Atrial Fibrillation and Sudden Cardiac Death

Several recent observational studies have shown an association between AF and SCD. In the Cardiovascular Health Study, the unadjusted incidence of SCD was 12 per 1,000 person-years in those with AF versus 3.8 per 1,000 person years in those without AF. Following adjustment, AF remained associated with an increased hazard of SCD (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.14 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.60 to 2.8...

sudden death in a patient with carney's complex

carney’s complex is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome that involves spotty skin pigmentations, recurrent cardiac myxomas, endocrine hyperactivity, pituitary adenomas, peripheral nerve tumors, testicular tumors, and ovarian lesions. we present a case of sudden cardiac death in a 40 year old female with a history of carney’s complex with recurrent cardiac...

sudden cardiac death in young athletes

Sudden death in young athletes.

The causes of sudden and unexpected death in 29 highly conditioned, competitive athletes, ages 13-30 years, are summarized. Sudden death occurred during or just after severe exertion on the athletic field in 22 of the 29 athletes. Structural cardiovascular abnormalities were identified at necropsy in 28 of the 29 athletes (97%), and in 22 (76%) were almost certainly the cause of death. The most...