Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of mortality in athletes during sport. A
variety of mostly hereditary, structural, or electrical cardiac disorders are associated with …

The recommendations listed in this guideline are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
initial extensive evidence review, which included literature derived from research involving …

The present document has been conceived as the European update to the American
College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/ESC 2006 Guidelines for …

The first classification on this topic categorized cardiomyopathies as heart muscle diseases
with dilated (DCM), hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular (ARVC), or …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and
contractile dysfunction. Genetic mutations involving genes that encode cytoskeletal …

Background: Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by
structural and functional alterations of the heart. Aims: The purpose of this narrative review is …

Although sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most important modes of death in
Western countries, pathologists and public health physicians have not given this problem …

The J-wave syndromes (JWSs), consisting of the Brugada syndrome (BrS) and early
repolarization syndrome (ERS), have captured the interest of the cardiology community over …

Background Sudden cardiac death among children and young adults is a devastating event.
We performed a prospective, population-based, clinical and genetic study of sudden cardiac …