Confirmation of Cause of Death Via Comprehensive Autopsy and Whole Exome Molecular Sequencing in People With Epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death

Confirmation of Cause of Death Via Comprehensive Autopsy and Whole Exome Molecular Sequencing in People With Epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death

Background Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading mode of death in the United States. Epilepsy affects 1% of Americans; yet epidemiological data show a prevalence of 4% in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) may share features with sudden cardiac arrest. The obj...

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Main Authors: C. Anwar A. Chahal, David J. Tester, Ahmed U. Fayyaz, Keerthi Jaliparthy, Nadeem A. Khan, Dongmei Lu, Mariha Khan, Aradhana Sahoo, Aiswarya Rajendran, Jennifer A. Knight, Michael A. Simpson, Elijah R. Behr, Elson L. So, Erik K. St. Louis, R. Ross Reichard, William D. Edwards, Michael J. Ackerman, Virend K. Somers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiomyopathies
channelopathies
genetics
sudden death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021170

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