Whyte Gregory, Sheppard Mary, George Keith, Shave Robert, Prasad Sanjay, O'Hanlon Rory, Sharma Sanjay
Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Henry Cotton Campus, Truman Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009. doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0758. Epub 2009 Feb 2.
We report the case of an experienced, highly trained marathon runner who died suddenly while running. On post-mortem examination, left ventricle hypertrophy and idiopathic interstitial myocardial fibrosis was found. We believe that life-long, repetitive bouts of arduous physical activity resulted in fibrous replacement of the myocardium, causing a pathological substrate for the propagation of fatal arrhythmias.
我们报告了一例经验丰富、训练有素的马拉松运动员在跑步时突然死亡的病例。尸检发现左心室肥厚和特发性间质性心肌纤维化。我们认为,终生反复进行的艰苦体育活动导致心肌纤维性替代,为致命性心律失常的发生提供了病理基础。