Table 1

Causes of sudden death (n = 34)

No.
Cardiac 10
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy 3
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1
Myocarditis 1
Anomalous origin of coronary artery 1
Tetralogy of Fallot 1
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome 1
Extracardiac 13
Pulmonary
 Unexpected sudden death in asthmatic 3
 Confluent bronchopneumonia 1
 Acute laryngitis 1
 Lung haemorrhage related to neurofibromatosis 1
Neurological
 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 2
 Intracerebral haemorrhage 1
 Unexplained sudden death in epileptic 1
 Arnold–Chiari malformation 1
Others
 Diabetic coma 1
 Fulminant meningococcaemia 1
Unexplained 11