Undiagnosed heart disease leading to sudden unexpected death in childhood: a retrospective study.

Abstract

SUCD accounted for 2.1% of all autopsies, and HLHS, DCM, and myocarditis were the 3 most common diagnoses, which presented at increasing ages.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Coronary Vessel Anomalies
• Death, Sudden, Cardiac
• Female
• Heart Diseases
• Humans
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• Infant
• Male
• Myocarditis
• Retrospective Studies

Authors

• Maria V Ilina
• Charis A Kepron
• Glenn P Taylor
• Donald G Perrin
• Paul F Kantor
• Gino R Somers

Publication date

2012-02-22

Journal

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. maria.ilina [at] btinternet.com

Release reference

Pediatrics. 2011 Sep;128(3):e513-20

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