February 1, 2004The Medical Journal of Australia
Causes of sudden cardiac death in young Australians
Population
193 cases of sudden cardiac death among people aged ≤ 35 years, identified from 2,986 autopsies in this age…
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Implication
Supports consideration of family genetic screening after unexplained sudden cardiac death ≤35 years; leaves open systematic molecular autopsy protocols.
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Population
193 cases of sudden cardiac death among people aged ≤ 35 years, identified from 2,986 autopsies in this age group at a major Sydney forensic medicine department.
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Outcome
Incidence of various types of cardiac disease causing sudden death in those aged ≤ 35 years; proportion of deaths in which no cause was found at autopsyhard clinical
Nearly one-third of sudden cardiac deaths in young Australians aged 35 or younger remain unexplained at autopsy, suggesting a high prevalence of primary arrhythmogenic disorders with implications for family genetic screening.
Cite This Study
Doolan et al. (2004) studied this question.