A 16-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Emergency Department 20

A 16-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department 20 minutes after collapsing while playing basketball. There is no personal or family history of serious illness. On arrival, there is no palpable pulse and no respiratory effort is seen.  Blood pressure is 125/75 mm Hg and pulse is 55/min.  Transthoracic echocardiogram results are as follows: The right ventricle appears normal and there are no valvular lesions.  Which of the following best explains this patient's echocardiogram findings?

A) Anabolic steroid abuse
B) Cardiac adaptation
C) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
D) Premature coronary artery disease
E) Subclinical viral myocarditis

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