The role of the molecular autopsy in sudden cardiac death in young individuals

Julia C Isbister^{1

2}, Christopher Semsarian^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Heath, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine and Heath, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
⁵ Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.

Julia C Isbister et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;21(4):215-216.

doi: 10.1038/s41569-024-00989-0.

Julia C Isbister^{1

2}, Christopher Semsarian^{3

4

5}

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Heath, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine and Heath, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
⁵ Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.

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