Sudden cardiac death in the young: the molecular autopsy and a practical approach to surviving relatives.

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv063

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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

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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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Adolescent
Adult
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Autopsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Early Diagnosis
Exome
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Interprofessional Relations
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Patient Care Team
Pedigree

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PMID: 25765769
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv063

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