Article
Cardiac gene defects can cause sudden cardiac death in young people.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international - 1 Jan 2009
Kauferstein Silke, Kiehne Nadine, Neumann Thomas, Pitschner Heinz-Friedrich, Bratzke Hansjürgen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Europe, sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most common causes of death. Although sudden cardiac death usually happens in older people, 5% to 10% of the affected individuals are young and apparently healthy. Sudden death in infants, children, and young adults is relatively rare, with an incidence of 1 to 5 per 100 000 persons per year. Nonetheless, up to 7000 asymptomatic children die in the...
Topics
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Child
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Ion Channels
- Myocardium
- Risk Assessment