Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents (excluding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents (excluding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Sudden death in the young is rare. About 25% of cases occur during sports. Most young people with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have underlying heart disease, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies being commonest in most series. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dyspl...

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Main Authors: Gajewski Kelly, Saul Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Children
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
long QT syndrome
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2010;volume=3;issue=2;spage=107;epage=112;aulast=Gajewski
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Summary:Sudden death in the young is rare. About 25% of cases occur during sports. Most young people with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have underlying heart disease, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies being commonest in most series. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and long QT syndrome are the most common primary arrhythmic causes of SCD. It is estimated that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and widespread availability of automatic external defibrillators could prevent about a quarter of pediatric sudden deaths.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149

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