Sudden cardiac death in children.

Sudden Cardiac Death in Children

Sudden cardiac death is defined as unexpected death from cardiac causes early after or without the onset of symptoms. Having in mind that acute myocarditis may be a rare cause of sudden cardiac death in children, we have undertaken the following study: clinical, macroscopical and histopathological characteristics of the myocardium of two autopsied children who died suddenly. A number of myocard...

Sudden cardiac death in children.

Sudden cardiac death is a relatively infrequent occurrence in the pediatric population. In a review of death certificates in Olmstead County, Minnesota, Driscoll and Edwards1 found 2.3% of 515 deaths in the age range of 1-22 years to be sudden and unexpected, yielding an incidence of 1.3 cases per 100,000 patient years. Of these sudden deaths, only one third were definitely cardiac related, and...

Sudden Cardiac Death in Children and Adolescents.

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a rare but devastating event in children and adolescents. Etiologies include congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, primary arrhythmia syndromes, and miscellaneous conditions. Challenges in the diagnosis and prevention of SCD in the young are reviewed.

Sudden Cardiac Death Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young athlete commonly brings to the forefront the many gaps in knowledge regarding how to predict and prevent these rare tragic events.1–3 Although the number of athletic sudden deaths is relatively small, with 100 to 150 competitive deaths during sports in the United States annually, they represent an important and emotionally charged public health issue, perha...

sudden cardiac death in young athletes