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Sudden death in a patient with Noonan syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2010

Alper Aydin ,
Mustafa S. Yilmazer  and
Tayfun Gurol
Alper Aydin*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Mustafa S. Yilmazer
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Tayfun Gurol
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: Dr A. Aydin, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maltepe University, Feyzullah Cad No. 39, 34843 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90 542 585 5519; Fax: +90 216 383 0271; E-mail: dralperaydin@gmail.com
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Abstract

We report here the case of a 27-year-old woman with Noonan syndrome presenting with ventricular fibrillation. After successful defibrillation, echocardiography revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Normal echocardiographic cardiac structure and function were reported 11 years ago. This case emphasises the importance of regular follow-up in patients with congenital disorders in which cardiac manifestations might develop in early adulthood or later.

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Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 233 - 234
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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