PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sinclair, Heather Q.
ED  - Stephenson, Kent
TI  - SCD and Associated Syndromes in the Young
DP  - 2010 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--12
VI  - 10
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/11.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/11.full
AB  - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of death in the United States (amounting to 1 death every 80 seconds, or 450,000 deaths annually), with >50% of these events having a genetic etiology [Behr ER et al. Eur Heart J 2008]. There are several syndromes that are associated with SCD in the young, including congenital long QT syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmic right ventricular dysplasia, Brugada syndrome, and cathecholamine polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. This article discusses ways to identify these high-risk syndromes and current clinical approaches to SCD prevention in the young.