Fernando R
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Columbo, Sri Lanka.
Forensic Sci Int. 1990 Jul;46(3):285-8. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(90)90314-o.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a familial condition with a very distinct risk of sudden death in males in certain families. The disease appears to be not uncommon in Sri Lanka. A sudden death in a 26-year-old healthy man is reported: At autopsy the heart was 500 g due mainly to left ventricular hypertrophy, and showed histological changes consistent with cardiomyopathy. Symptomless family members of the deceased were subsequently referred to a cardiologist. Cardiomyopathy was diagnosed in one of them.
肥厚型心肌病是一种家族性疾病，在某些家族中男性有非常明显的猝死风险。这种疾病在斯里兰卡似乎并不罕见。据报道，一名26岁健康男性突然死亡：尸检时心脏重500克，主要是由于左心室肥厚，并且显示出与心肌病一致的组织学变化。死者无症状的家庭成员随后被转诊给心脏病专家。其中一人被诊断出患有心肌病。
