Genetic screening in sudden cardiac death in the young can save future lives

BACKGROUND: Autopsy of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young shows a structurally and histologically normal heart in about one third of cases. Sudden death in these cases is believed to be attributed in a high percentage to inherited arrhythmogenic diseases. The purpose of this study was to invest...

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Autores principales: Stattin, Eva-Lena, Westin, Ida Maria, Cederquist, Kristina, Jonasson, Jenni, Jonsson, Björn-Anders, Mörner, Stellan, Norberg, Anna, Krantz, Peter, Wisten, Aase
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26228265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-015-1237-8