Journal article
Cardiac Abnormalities in First-Degree Relatives of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest Victims
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA) may be explained by inherited arrhythmia syndromes. The Cardiac Arrest Survivors With Preserved Ejection Fraction Registry prospectively assessed first-degree relatives of UCA or sudden unexplained death victims to screen for cardiac abnormalities.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Around 398 first-degree family members (186 UCA, 212 sudden unexplained death victims' relatives; mean age, 44±17 years) underwent …
Authors
Steinberg C; Padfield GJ; Champagne J; Sanatani S; Angaran P; Andrade JG; Roberts JD; Healey JS; Chauhan VS; Birnie DH
Journal
Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Vol. 9, No. 9,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2016
DOI
10.1161/circep.115.004274
ISSN
1941-3149