Sudden cardiac death with normal heart: Molecular autopsy

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 321-325

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Carturan, Elisa ^a   Pilichou, Kalliopi ^a   Rizzo, Stefania ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Channelopathies; Genetic screening; Normal heart; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

AUTOPSY; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHANNELOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOLEMMA; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; TECHNIQUE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; ION CHANNELS; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249247718     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.02.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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