or therapeutic medical strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way
whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and …

In the absence of contemporary, population-based epidemiological studies, estimates of the
incidence and prevalence of the inherited cardiomyopathies have been derived from …

The identification of independent risk factors for HCM-related SCD would likely contribute to
risk stratification. However, it is difficult to predict SCD with absolute certainty, as the annual …

Importance Postmortem genetic testing of young individuals with sudden death has
previously identified pathogenic gene variants. However, prior studies primarily considered …

The second edition of Practical Cardiovascular Pathology provides an essential text and
colour atlas helping all general pathologists to identify a wide range of cardiovascular …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most frequently cited cause of exercise-related
sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young individuals and has claimed the lives of some high …

Aims Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as natural unexpected death in witnessed
cases occurring< 1 h and in unwitnessed cases as last seen alive< 24 h. SCD due to …

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in early adults aged 25 to 44 years represents an
important and unexpected cause of death. We assessed trends in SCD‐related mortality in …

Background: The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is effective for preventing
sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, data on performance …

The diagnosis of a potentially lethal cardiovascular disease in a young athlete presents a
complex dilemma regarding athlete safety, patient autonomy, team or institutional risk …