Ion channel diseases as a cause of sudden cardiac death in young people: aspects of their diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis

Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the death of an apparently healthy person within one hour of the onset of symptoms, or within 24 hours of last being seen alive and well—with no evidence of an extra-cardiac cause. In autopsied cases, SCD is defined as the natural unexpected death of unknown...

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Main Authors: El-Battrawy, Ibrahim (Author) , Mügge, Andreas (Author) , Akın, Ibrahim (Author) , Nguyen, Huu Phuc (Author) , Milting, Hendrik (Author) , Aweimer, Assem (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 04 October 2024
In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Year: 2024, Volume: 121, Issue: 20, Pages: 665-672
ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0130
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Author Notes:Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Andreas Mügge, Ibrahim Akin, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Hendrik Milting, Assem Aweimer
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Summary:Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the death of an apparently healthy person within one hour of the onset of symptoms, or within 24 hours of last being seen alive and well—with no evidence of an extra-cardiac cause. In autopsied cases, SCD is defined as the natural unexpected death of unknown or cardiac cause. The reported incidence figures for SCD vary widely.
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ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0130