Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Another Cause of Sudden Death in the Young

Abstract

THE sudden death of a young person is always a tragic and emotionally devastating event, particularly since it is often unexpected.^{1 2 3} Over the past decade, increasing attention has been focused on this problem both by physicians and by a concerned public. Unexpected death in children and young adults can result from a number of causes, the most frequent of which are unrelated to any underlying disease or structural disorder — as is the case with accidents, suicide, or drug poisoning.^{4 , 5} However, sudden death may also result from occult cardiovascular disease, which usually has not produced earlier symptoms and of which . . .