Molecular biology and cellular mechanisms of Brugada and long QT syndromes in infants and young children.

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Sudden cardiac death accounts for 19% of sudden deaths in children between 1 and 13 years of age and 30% of sudden deaths that occur between 14 and 21 years of age. The incidence of sudden cardiac death displays 2 peaks: one between 45 and 75 years of age, as a result of coronary artery disease, and the other between birth and 6 months of age, caused by sudden infant death syndrome. The role of cardiac...

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