"Sudden arrhythmic death and cardiomyopathy are important causes of sudden cardiac death in the UK: results from a national coronial autopsy database"

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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as natural unexpected death in witnessed cases occurring Click to show full abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as natural unexpected death in witnessed cases occurring < 1 h and in unwitnessed cases as last seen alive < 24 h. SCD due to ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is frequent in older age groups; in younger people genetic cardiac causes, including channelopathies and cardiomyopathies, are more frequent. This study aimed to present the causes of SCD from a large specialist pathology registry.

Keywords: sudden arrhythmic; death cardiomyopathy; cardiac death; death; sudden cardiac; arrhythmic death

Journal Title: Histopathology
Year Published: 2023

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