Advanced progress in genetics and molecular biology has rendered it possible to define a
series of inherited arrhythmogenic disorders linked to sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young …

Long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome and catecholaminergic
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia are inherited primary electrical disorders that …

Sudden cardiac death occurs in a minority of patients in the absence of structural or
functional abnormalities. In this category, pure electrical heart diseases are responsible for a …

Ion channelopathies are diseases caused by dysfunctional ion channels that may lead to
sudden death. These diseases can be either acquired or inherited. The main phenotypes …

Forty per cent (40%) of sudden unexpected natural deaths in people under 35 years of age
are associated with a negative autopsy, and the cardiac ion channelopathies are the prime …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, usually
involving young people. SCD remains a critical public health problem accounting for …

Cardiac channelopathies are inherited cardiac disorders associated with potentially life-
threatening ventricular arrhythmias. They are caused by genetic mutations of ion channels …

Sudden cardiac death poses a unique challenge to clinicians because it may be the only
symptom of an inherited heart condition. Indeed, inherited heart diseases can cause sudden …

Sudden cardiac death is one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. A
significant proportion of sudden cardiac death (especially in the young) is caused by cardiac …

Channelopathies are cardiac electrical disorders characterized by the predisposition to
develop life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in the context of a structurally normal heart …