猝死在临床急诊工作中常常遇到,猝死病因甚多。有文献估计猝死占所有死亡的10％～25％。虽冠心病猝死是心脏性猝死中最常见的病因,但几乎所有器质性心血管疾病均可引起猝死。我院急诊室于一九八六年四月五日收治猝死患者一名。曾拟诊为昏迷、急性肺水肿(原因待查)。有机磷中毒?颅内占位病变?后经尸体解剖证实为间质性心肌炎。现报告如下:患者张×,男性,17岁,既往无明确心脏病史。于发病头一天 Sudden death in clinical emergency work often encountered, many causes of sudden death. It is estimated that sudden death accounts for 10% ~ 25% of all deaths. Although sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death, almost all organic cardiovascular disease can cause sudden death. Emergency room in our hospital on April 5, 1986 admitted to a sudden death. Have been diagnosed as coma, acute pulmonary edema (cause to be investigated). Organophosphorus poisoning? Intracranial space lesions? After autopsy confirmed interstitial myocarditis. Now report as follows: Patient ×, male, 17 years old, no history of a clear heart disease. In the first day of illness