Sudden infant death syndrome and cardiac channelopathies: from mechanisms to prevention of avoidable tragedies

The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), with the load of mystery surrounding its causes and with the devastating impact on the affected families, remains the greatest contributor to post-neonatal mortality during the first year of life. Following a succinct review of the non-cardiac genetic factors...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Schwartz, Roberto Insolia, Cinzia Dossena, Elisa Mastantuono, Alice Ghidoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Cardiogenetics
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/276