Unexplained sudden death, focussing on genetics and family phenotyping

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-25

  Raju, Hariharan ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inherited cardiac conditions; molecular autopsy; sudden arrhythmic death syndrome; sudden unexplained death; sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN ARRHYTHMIC DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH;

AUTOPSY; CAUSALITY; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871628870     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32835b0a9e     Document Type: Review

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