Clinical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes

Sudden Unexplained Death.- Sudden Unexplained Death in the Community.- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Gene-Environment Interactions.- Arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The initial investigation.- Unexplained Syncope.- Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Endurance Sport Practice and Arrhythmias.- Electrocardiograms Not to Miss.- Sudden Cardiac Death in Forensic Pathology.- Cardiac genetic syndromes.- Genetic Studies.- The Long QT Syndrome.- Brugada Syndrome.- Short QT Syndrome.- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia.- Atrial Fibrillation.- Dilated Cardiomyopathy.- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.- Genetic Lipoprotein Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease.- A Systematic Approach to Marfan Syndrome and Hereditary Forms of Aortic Dilatation and Dissection.- Inherited Metabolic Diseases: Emphasis on Myocardial Disease and Arrhythmogenesis.- Clinical Genetics in Congenital Heart Disease.- Polygenic cardiovascular genetics.- Pharmacogenomics.- Polygenic Studies in the Risk of Arrhythmias.- The Genetic Challenge of Coronary Artery Disease.- Ethical, legal and Social implications.- Psychological Implications of Genetic Investigations.- Participation in Recreational Sports for Young Patients with Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases.- Genetic Counseling in Cardiovascular Conditions.

From the reviews:

“This is a comprehensive review of the sudden cardiac death syndrome. … It is appropriate for students, allied health personnel, physicians in training, and clinicians in practice. … The comprehensive genetics review, the screening of athletes, and the ‘electrocardiograms not to miss’ chapters are excellent. … clinically relevant resource on sudden cardiac death syndrome, an area currently suffering from a paucity of scientific evidence.” (Lior Shamai, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2010)