Highlights that arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia can cause sudden death even in very young children (as young as 7 years).
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ARVD warrants consideration in pediatric sudden death; case reports extend the age spectrum but leave screening strategies open.
Two cases of sudden death due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) occurring in the pediatric age group are described. One of the subjects, at the age of 7 years, is believed to be the youngest child in whom ARVD has been diagnosed at autopsy. The clinical and pathological characteristics of ARVD are discussed.
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Pawel et al. (1994) studied this question.
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