Highly-publicised Deaths From Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
- Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso collapsed in a bar on August 5, 2012 and was pronounced dead an hour later. An autotopsy later revealed the disease to be the likely culprit.
- Sevilla FC and Spanish international left wing-back Antonio Puerta died from the condition, at the age of 22, on 28 August 2007, three days after suffering several cardiac arrests, while disputing a La Liga game against Getafe CF.
- Englishman Matt Gadsby also died from the condition after collapsing on the pitch on 9 September 2006, while playing with his team Hinckley United in a Conference North game against Harrogate Town.
- Model Krissy Taylor, sister of Niki Taylor, died from the disease at age 17 in 1995.
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