Coronary atherosclerosis is the leading cause of SCD even in the young and accounted for
18% of deaths (Fig 1). Coronary thrombotic occlusion in the young, in contrast to adults and …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as death from a cardiac cause occurring soon after
the onset of symptoms. 1 SCD is a major contributor to mortality in industrialised nations …

BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, complicated by acute thrombosis,
is the usual cause of sudden death in adults. This study addresses the pathology of coronary …

Background Sudden cardiac death caused by coronary artery disease (CAD-SCD) is the
most frequent cause of SCD in persons< 50 years. The aim of this study was to examine …

An association between the anatomic pathology and pathophysiology of coronary
atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been long recognized. At the end of …

Objective—To assess prevalence and type of non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in
young people (≤ 35 years) who died suddenly. Design—A necropsy study of 150 …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a tragic and devastating complication of a number of
cardiovascular diseases. Although coronary artery disease accounts for a majority of these …

Sudden cardiac death in the young (SCDY) is always a devastating event. The death is
sudden and unexpected and often in a person who was thought to be healthy. In recent …

The experience as a cardiovascular pathologist on sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the
young and the impact that the findings had on in vivo diagnosis, treatment, and prevention …

This PhD thesis is the result of the work that I performed between 2012 and 2014 in the
Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, University …