Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected sudden death due to a heart condition, that
occurs within one hour of symptoms onset. SCD is a leading cause of death in western …

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major global health problem, accounting for
up to 20% of deaths in Western societies. Clinical quality registries have been shown in a …

This international multidisciplinary document intends to provide clinicians with evidence-
based practical patient-centered recommendations for evaluating patients and decedents …

Background: The prevalence and significance of structural abnormalities in Brugada
syndrome (BrS) are still largely debated. Objectives: The authors investigated the …

The medico-legal term “sudden death (SD)” refers to those deaths that are not preceded by
significant symptoms. SD in apparently healthy individuals (newborn through to adults) …

Background A large proportion of all deaths are sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs). Reliable
estimates of nationwide incidence of SCD, however, are missing. Objectives The goals of …

Molecular autopsy is the process of investigating sudden death through genetic analysis. It
is particularly useful in cases where traditional autopsy is negative or only shows non …

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: Myocardial fibrosis is a common postmortem finding among young individuals
with sudden cardiac death. Because there is no known single cause, we tested the …

Inherited cardiomyopathies are frequent causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD), especially
in young patients. Despite at the autopsy they usually have distinctive microscopic and/or …