Key result
Autopsy identifies HCM as the cause of SCD in 2 young siblings.
Case Report (n=2)
Sudden cardiac death can be the first manifestation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, highlighting the importance of autopsy and histopathological examination for diagnosis.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease known for exhibiting phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. At times, sudden cardiac death may be the first and foremost manifestation of the disease. We report 2 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy causing sudden death, which were diagnosed on autopsy with special emphasis on histopathological findings of this entity. The role of a pathologist cannot be undermined as the disease is a diagnostic challenge often overlooked by the neophytes in the field due to unawareness.
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Kundu et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=2). Autopsy and histopathological examination identified hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as the underlying cause of sudden cardiac death in 2 young siblings.
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