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Low rate of cardiac events in first-degree relatives of diagnosis-negative young sudden unexplained death syndrome victims during follow-up.
Heart rhythm - 1 Oct 2014
van der Werf Christian, Stiekema Lotte, Tan Hanno L, Hofman Nynke, Alders Marielle, van der Wal Allard C, van Langen Irene M, Wilde Arthur A M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sudden unexplained death syndrome (SUDS) in young individuals often results from inherited cardiac disease. Accordingly, comprehensive examination in surviving first-degree relatives unmasks such disease in approximately 35% of the families. It is unknown whether individuals from diagnosis-negative families are at risk of developing manifest disease or cardiac events during follow-up. OBJECTIVE: This...
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