Article
Sudden cardiac death in the young: a clinical genetic approach.
Internal medicine journal - 1 Jan 2007
Ingles J, Semsarian C
Abstract excerpt
The sudden death of a young person is a devastating event for both the family and community. Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in understanding both the clinical and genetic basis of sudden cardiac death in the young. Many of the causes of sudden death in the young are due to genetic heart disorders, which can lead to both structural (e.g. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and arrhythmogenic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Australia
- Cardiology
- Cardiomyopathies
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cause of Death
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies