Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young and Athletes Text Atlas of Pathology and Clinical Correlates /

• Main Authors: Thiene, Gaetano (Author), Corrado, Domenico (Author), Basso, Cristina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Radiology.; Cardiology.; Pathology.; Sports medicine.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Sports Medicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

This text atlas focuses on the pathology and molecular genetics of sudden cardiac death in the young and in athletes, presenting the state of the art in the field as the basis for development and implementation of more effective prevention strategies, including, ultimately, molecular therapy that wi...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Definition, epidemiology and pathophysiologic mechanisms
• 2 Coronary Artery Diseases
• 3 Cardiomyopathies
• 4 Myocarditis
• 5 Valve diseases
• 6 Conduction system abnormalities
• 7 Congenital heart diseases
• 8 Ion channel diseases
• 9 How to study sudden death at autopsy: protocol of investigation
• 10 Molecular pathology and genetic screening
• 11 The Veneto Region experience
• 12 Prevention.