Can sudden cardiac death be hereditary?
Updated on September 14, 2024
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Sudden cardiac death has genetic characteristics, and common causes of sudden cardiac death mainly include the following aspects:
Coronary heart disease, angina, and myocardial infarction, especially acute myocardial infarction, often lead to sudden death in patients;
Secondly, long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome are also common diseases causing sudden cardiac death and have genetic characteristics as hereditary arrhythmogenic disorders;
Thirdly, aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. These diseases are usually not highly related to genetics but can also cause sudden cardiac death, hence sudden cardiac death is genetic.
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