Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
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Clinical characteristics and circumstances of death in the sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
BACKGROUND Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating event in the young. Referral to a specialist cardiac pathologist is recommended. Age, sex, and circumstances of death may reflect underlying diagnoses. We aim to describe the demographics of victims and circumstances surrounding sudden cardiac death with a normal heart (ie, sudden arrhythmic death syndrome). METHODS AND RESULTS There were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.108134