Completed Research Project

Title / Titel
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Sudden cardiac death: clinical evaluation of family members and risk stratification
Summary / Zusammenfassung
The annual incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the general population is estimated as 1 in a 1000. A number of SCDs are caused by inherited diseases, such as cardiomyopathies, channelopathies or arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies. Retrospectively, all family members referred to our institution after a sudden cardiac death or life-threatening event of a sibling will be evaluated. We hypothesize that a comprehensive clinical investigation will identify relatives at risk for sudden death and allow for targeted prevention or effective treatments.
Keywords / Suchbegriffe
Sudden cardiac death, inherited disease
Project Leadership and Contacts /
Projektleitung und Kontakte
Prof. Dr. Urs Bauersfeld, MD (Project Leader)urs.bauersfeld@kispi.uzh.ch
Dr. Maren Tomaske, MD (Project Leader)maren.tomaske@kispi.uzh.ch
Funding Source(s) /
Unterstützt durch
No project-specific funding
 
In Collaboration with /
In Zusammenarbeit mit
Universitätskinderkliniken ZürichSwitzerland
Duration of Project / Projektdauer
Jun 2008 to Dec 2009

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