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Sudden cardiac death in the young: the molecular autopsy and a practical approach to surviving relatives.
European heart journal - 1 Jun 2015
Semsarian Christopher, Ingles Jodie, Wilde Arthur A M
Abstract excerpt
The sudden death of a young, apparently fit and healthy person is amongst the most challenging scenarios in clinical medicine. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating and tragic outcome of a number of underlying cardiovascular diseases. While coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction are the most common causes of SCD in older populations, genetic (inherited) cardiac disorders comprise a...
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