Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major cause of premature death in young adults and
children in developed countries. Standard forensic autopsy procedures are often …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) might have an inherited cardiac condition background. Genetic
testing supports post-mortem diagnosis and screening of relatives at risk. Our aim is to …

Autopsy-negative sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) seen in forensic practice are most often
thought to be the result of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. Postmortem genetic analysis …

Most sudden deaths are because of a cardiac etiology and are termed sudden cardiac death
(SCD). In younger individuals coronary artery disease is less prevalent and cardiac genetic …

The sudden death of a young person is a devastating event for both the family and
community. Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in understanding …

In the forensic medicine field, molecular autopsy is the post-mortem genetic analysis
performed to attempt to unravel the cause of decease in cases remaining unexplained after …

Background The reason behind a sudden death of a young individual remains unknown in
up to 50% of postmortem cases. Pathogenic mutations in genes encoding heart proteins are …

Background Autopsy of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young shows a structurally and
histologically normal heart in about one third of cases. Sudden death in these cases is …

There is a need to standardise, within a coordinated Swiss framework, the practical aspects
of genetic testing and genetic counselling on possibly inherited cardiovascular disorders in …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most common causes of death in developed
countries, with most SCDs involving the elderly, and structural heart disease evident at …