Abstract
We report a case of ventricular fibrillation with subacute myocarditis as the only underlying pathological abnormality in a 9-year-old child. The patient died suddenly after a follow-up of 13 years, despite the apparent control of the arrhythmia.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Biopsy
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Child
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
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Echocardiography
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Electrocardiography
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Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
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Endocardium / pathology
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Myocarditis / complications*
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Myocarditis / pathology
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Myocardium / pathology
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Time Factors
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Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*