Cardiac Abnormalities in First-Degree Relatives of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest Victims
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Cardiac Abnormalities in First-Degree Relatives of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest Victims
Unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA) is a challenging clinical scenario with a broad differential diagnosis including primary electric disease, subclinical structural heart disease, or intoxication. A significant proportion of UCA may be caused by previously undiagnosed inherited arrhythmias placing other family members at risk. CASPER (Cardiac Arrest Survivors With Preserved Ejection Fraction Regi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1941-3149,1941-3084
DOI: 10.1161/circep.115.004274