Article
Family-based cardiac screening in relatives of victims of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 1 Jul 2013
McGorrian Catherine, Constant Orla, Harper Nicola, O'Donnell Catherine, Codd Mary, Keelan Edward, Green Andrew, O'Neill James, Galvin Joseph, Mahon Niall G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) occurs when a person suffers a sudden, unexpected death, with no cause found at postmortem examination. We aimed to describe the cardiac screening outcomes in a population of relatives of SADS victims METHODS AND RESULTS: Prospective and retrospective cohort study of consecutive families attending the Family Heart Screening clinic at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital...
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