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Sudden cardiac death in younger adults: autopsy diagnosis as a tool for preventive medicine.
Human pathology - 1 Jul 2006
di Gioia Cira Rosaria Tiziana, Autore Camillo, Romeo Daniela Maria, Ciallella Costantino, Aromatario Maria Rosaria, Lopez Annunziata, Pagannone Erika, Giordano Carla, Gallo Pietro, d'Amati Giulia
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Sudden death in children and younger adults can be caused by potentially heritable cardiovascular disorders, and the fatal outcome is often the first symptom in apparently healthy subjects. In these cases, a careful autopsy becomes the sole diagnostic tool to guide the clinical screening of the families. The aims of the present study were (1) to assess the pathological substrate of sudden cardiac death in...
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