Ion channelopathies associated genetic variants as the culprit for sudden unexplained death

Sudden unexplained death (SUD) constitutes a part of the general sudden death that should not be ignored. Many like to classify SUD as a subtype of sudden cardiac death (SCD) that attributes to abnormal cardiac electrophysiology. Indistinguishable from the majority of SCD, most SUD victims suffered a witnessed death occurred within 1hour of an acute clinical change, or an unwitnessed death occurred within the previous 24hours unexpectedly [1]. Therefore, the electrocardiogram (ECG) or electroencephalogram (EEG) data was often unavailable in these cases.
Source: Forensic Science International - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research