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Sudden Cardiac Death and ECG
Definition
  Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes occurring
within 1 hour of symptom onset
.
Reference
  Circulation 2006;114;e385-e484.
In subjects without structural heart disease, the following ECG abnormalities may suggest increased risk of sudden cardiac death
.
 
Long QT interval
 
Short QT interval syndrome
 
Brugada syndrome
(resting ECG MAY or MAY NOT be normal)
Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome
 
Torsades de pointes
 
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
 
Cathecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
(resting ECG is NORMAL)
 
Andersen-Tawil Syndrome (ATS)
 
Early Repolarization (ER)
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