title: Familial cardiac dysrhythmias: classification and review.
abstract: Disorders of cardiac rhythm and conduction are described in multiple members of one family spanning three generations. The literature is reviewed regarding other aspects of familial cardiac arrhythmias, permitting a classification of the latter. The entity is not rare, and familial screening is imperative in instances of sudden death, fainting episodes, or rhythm disorders in young individuals.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male