Du Toit-Prinsloo, LorraineSaayman, Gert2016-06-212016-07Du Toit-Prinsloo, L & Saayman, G 2016, '"Death at the wheel" due to tuberculosis of the myocardium : a case report', Cardiovascular Pathology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 271-274.1054-880710.1016/j.carpath.2016.03.003http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53275According to the WorldHealth Organization, an estimated 9 million people contracted tuberculosis (TB) with approximately 25% of TB cases being from Africa. TB was reported as the number one cause of natural death for the period 2011–2013 in South Africa. The first reported case of myocardial TB was in 1664 by Maurocordat and the first reported case of sudden cardiac death due to TB was made in 1977.We present a case report of myocardial TB in an apparently healthy, 35-year-old male who died suddenly while driving his car. The problems associated with the diagnosis of TB of the myocardium and an overview of the relevant literature is provided.en© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Cardiovascular Pathology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Cardiovascular Pathology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 271-274, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.carpath.2016.03.003.Myocardial tuberculosisPolymerase chain reactionSudden cardiac deathZiehl-Neelson stainingTuberculosis (TB)Health sciences articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingPostprint Article