Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most common causes of death. An important
number of sudden deaths, especially in the young, are due to genetic heart disorders, both …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major health problem and constitutes one of the most
important unsolved challenges in the practice of forensic pathology due to the failure 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 …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for a large proportion of non-traumatic, sudden
and unexpected deaths in young individuals. Sudden cardiac death is a known …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for a large proportion of sudden deaths in young
individuals. In forensic medicine, many cases remain unexplained after routine postmortem …

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 …

Aims Coronary artery disease accounts for the majority of sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) in
the older population whereas cardiomyopathies and arrhythmogenic abnormalities …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young (< 40 years) occurs in the setting of a variety of
rare inherited cardiac disorders and is a disastrous event for family members. Establishing …

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a major and tragic complication of a number of
cardiovascular diseases. While in the older populations, SCD is most frequently caused by …

Each year infants, children and young adults die suddenly and unexpectedly. In many cases
the cause of death can be elucidated by medico-legal autopsy, however, a significant …