Key role of the post-mortem in sudden cardiac death

The widely accepted definition of sudden death (SD) is a death occurring unexpectedly, within 1h from the onset of symptoms, in healthy even vigorous people or in people whose preexisting morbid conditions did not foresee such an abrupt outcome [1 –5].

Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - May 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cristina Basso, Stefania Rizzo, Gaetano Thiene Source Type: research