Sudden cardiac death in the young: a consensus statement on recommended practices for cardiac examination by the pathologist from the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - Kelly KL, Lin PT, Basso C, Bois M, Buja LM, Cohle SD, d'Amati G, Duncanson E, Fallon JT, Firchau D, Fishbein G, Giordano C, Leduc C, Litovsky SH, Mackey-Bojack S, Maleszewski JJ, Michaud K, Padera RF, Papadodima SA, Parsons S, Radio SJ, Rizzo S, Roe SJ, Romero M, Sheppard MN, Stone JR, Tan CD, Thiene G, van der Wal AC, Veinot JP.

Sudden cardiac death is, by definition, an unexpected, untimely death caused by a cardiac condition in a person with known or unknown heart disease. This major international public health problem accounts for approximately 15-20% of all deaths. Typically m...
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