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01-06-2010 | Editorial

Sudden cardiac death: what should we tell the family?

Auteur: R. J. de Winter

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 6/2010

Abstract

The sudden unexpected death of a child or a young person can have enormous implications for the surviving family members in addition to the immediate shock, sadness and sense of loss. The sudden loss of a sibling without any prior medical history may confront the family members with the question whether the sudden death was caused by a genetic condition and the fear that other family members may suffer the same fate.

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Titel: Sudden cardiac death: what should we tell the family?
Auteur: R. J. de Winter
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2010
Uitgeverij: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03091777

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