Sudden cardiac death and coronary disease in the young: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

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Sudden cardiac death caused by coronary artery disease (CAD-SCD) is the most frequent cause of SCD in persons <50years. The aim of this study was to examine differences in clinical characteristics and autopsy findings of the heart among 18-35 and 36-49year old CAD-SCD cases.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int. J. Cardiol.

Title: International journal of cardiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1874-1754

ISSN (Print): 0167-5273

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 01 2017

Volume: 236

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[1 ] The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: sara.zachariasardottir@gmail.com.

[2 ] The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[3 ] Department of Forensic Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

[4 ] Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[5 ] Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

[6 ] Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[7 ] The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Publisher Item ID: S0167-5273(16)33099-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.118

PubMed ID: 28202258

SO-VID: 2169a925-94b0-4e0d-a11c-8d024eca37a6

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Keywords: Autopsy,Coronary artery disease,Epidemiology,Pathology,Sudden cardiac death,Young people

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Keywords: Autopsy, Coronary artery disease, Epidemiology, Pathology, Sudden cardiac death, Young people

Sudden cardiac death and coronary disease in the young: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

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