14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

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Sudden arrhythmicdeath in young people: warning symptoms and pathologic substrates

Silvia G. Priori, Marina Cerrone.
Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Cardiology Division, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy

Introduction

Knowledge about warning symptoms occurring before sudden cardiac arrest and the underlying cardiovascular disease can provide insights into our understanding of mechanisms leading to cardiac arrest as well as it is important in determining medical strategies such as population–based screening programs for prevention^1-6.

The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and type of prodromal symptoms preceding sudden arrhythmic death (SAD) and to determine the relation to the underlying pathologic substrates in a large series of fatal events which occurred in the Veneto Region of Italy from 1979 to 1998.