The Future of Sudden Cardiac Death Research

Sudden unexplained death (SUD) in the young is a rare but tragic event. As genetic cardiac causes underlie the majority of SUD cases, surviving family members with the same genetic substrate as their deceased relative may be at increased risk. Presently, the diagnostic strategy to young SUD victims and their families is yet not standardized, the underlying aetiology in an important fraction of cases is still unravelled, and risk prediction in the genetically affected relatives is difficult due the variable expressivity of disease-causing mutations.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research