[Ventricular fibrillation and myocarditis]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1998 Jul;51(7):600-3. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(98)74795-5.
[Article in Spanish]

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

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
  • Endocardium / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocarditis / complications*
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Time Factors
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*