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Causes of sudden cardiac death in young Australians
Alessandra Doolan1, Neil Langlois, Christopher Semsarian
1Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Newtown, NSW.
Objectives:
To determine the causes of sudden cardiac death in people aged 35 years or younger.
Design And Setting:
A review of all autopsies performed between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2002 at a major Sydney forensic medicine department serving an area with over 2 million people.
Main Outcome Measures:
Incidence of various types of cardiac disease causing sudden death in those aged
Results:
There were 10 199 autopsies performed during the study period. Of these, 2986 (29.2%) deaths occurred in people aged
Conclusions:
Unexplained deaths, presumed to result from sudden primary arrhythmogenic causes, occur in young Australians with structurally normal hearts. That underlying disease-causing genetic defects may be involved has clinical implications for family members.
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