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Advances in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young.
Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease - 1 Apr 2009
Shephard Rhian, Semsarian Christopher
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a tragic and devastating complication of a number of cardiovascular diseases. Although coronary artery disease accounts for a majority of these deaths across all ages, many other aetiologies contribute to this problem when it occurs in the young (age < or = 35 years), where coronary artery disease is far less common. Specifically, genetic heart disorders are an important cause of SCD...
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