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Clinical Yield of Familial Screening After Sudden Death in Young Subjects: The French Experience.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Sept 2017
Quenin Pauline, Kyndt Florence, Mabo Philippe, Mansourati Jacques, Babuty Dominique, Thollet Aurélie, Guyomarch Béatrice, Redon Richard, Barc Julien, Schott Jean-Jacques, Sacher Frederic, Probst Vincent, Gourraud Jean Baptiste
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BACKGROUND: After sudden cardiac death with negative autopsy, clinical screening of relatives identifies a high proportion of inherited arrhythmia syndrome. However, the efficacy of this screening in families not selected by autopsy has never been assessed. We aim to investigate the value of clinical screening in relatives of all subjects who died suddenly before 45 years of age. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred...
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