Substrates for sudden cardiac death.
Pre-event identification of a specific cardiac substrate abnormality in a patient is an important step in preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the pediatric and adult population. Certain cardiac substrate abnormalities can render the patient "at risk" for SCD and strategies for prevention of SCD in children must involve the identification and subsequent modification of these cardiac substrates.
Case
Christopher L
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Arrhythmia Center, Cook Children's Medical Center, 901 Seventh Avenue, Suite 310, Ft. Worth, TX 76104, USA. ccase@cookchildrens.org
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans