Dl. Ronneberger et al., SUDDEN-DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH MYXOMATOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE MITRAL-VALVE IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY, International journal of legal medicine, 111(4), 1998, pp. 199-201
An 8-year-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest while playing soccer. In c
ontrast to a similar event at the age of 5 years, resuscitation was no
t successful. At autopsy, the cardiac findings were of a myxomatous tr
ansformation of the mitral valve with lacerations of the posterior cus
p and the left vestibular endocardium and left ventricular hypertrophy
. Sudden death due to arrhythmias in association with a myxomatous mit
ral valve is a rare event with only about 100 cases published world-wi
de. To our knowledge, the present case probably reports the youngest a
ffected individual who died of this pathological condition.