Mutation analysis of cases of sudden unexplained death, 15 years after death: Prompt genetic evaluation after resuscitation can save future lives

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1229-1234

  Wisten, Aase ^a,b   Boström, Ida Maria ^b   Mörner, Stellan ^b   Stattin, Eva Lena ^b,c  

^a SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Long QT syndrome; Mutation analysis; Short qt syndrome; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Sudden death; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; KCNE1 GENE; KCNE2 GENE; KCNH2 GENE; KCNJ2 GENE; KCNQ1 GENE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYBPC3 GENE; MYH7 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCN5A GENE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865865586     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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