Sudden unexpected death: a national programme which will establish genetic testing and cardiological screening of families in the UK.

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Sheppard, MN (2022) Sudden unexpected death: a national programme which will establish genetic testing and cardiological screening of families in the UK. Pathologie (Heidelb), 43 (Suppl 1). pp. 137-140. ISSN 2731-7196 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00292-022-01143-8
SGUL Authors: Sheppard, Mary Noelle

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00292-022-01143-8

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people is due to genetic cardiac causes in the majority of cases. In UK all cases have an autopsy and results are given to the family. We now have a national pathway with detailed programme to establish that all members of the family are screened by cardiologists in inherited cardiac centres . Also genetic testing of material taken at autopsy will be carried out in all cases which will be a valuable addition to the pathological and clinical findings. All this will aid the family in coming to terms with the tragic death and provide genotype phenotype correlation within the family to prevent future deaths.

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Keywords:

Cardiac arrest, Cardiac examination, Genetic testing, Molecular autopsy testing, Sudden cardiac death

SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre:

Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)

Journal or Publication Title:

Pathologie (Heidelb)

ISSN:

2731-7196

Language:

eng

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