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Familial cardiological and targeted genetic evaluation: low yield in sudden unexplained death and high yield in unexplained cardiac arrest syndromes.
Heart rhythm - 1 Nov 2013
Kumar Saurabh, Peters Stacey, Thompson Tina, Morgan Natalie, Maccicoca Ivan, Trainer Alison, Zentner Dominica, Kalman Jonathan M, Winship Ingrid, Vohra Jitendra K
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BACKGROUND: It has been reported that cardiological screening and genetic evaluation in relatives of families with sudden unexplained death syndrome and unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA) may uncover a heritable etiology in a significant proportion of families. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the yield of a comprehensive evaluation protocol of a large unselected cohort of consecutive families with autopsy-negative sudden...
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