The right ventricle may be the source of potentially lethal arrhythmias. This paper presents a case of sudden cardiac death due to right ventricular dysplasia, a cardiomyopathy predominantly affecting the right ventricle. The clinical and pathological features of this unusual cardiomyopathy and its relationship to Uhl's anomaly and right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy are discussed.
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