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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 1;27(7):euaf141.
doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf141.

Screening families after sudden cardiac death in the young: do we ever stop?

Christopher Semsarian  1 , Caroline Medi  2
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Screening families after sudden cardiac death in the young: do we ever stop?

Christopher Semsarian et al. Europace. .
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Factors that may influence the frequency and duration of family screening after SCD. Factors related to the cause of SCD based on autopsy and/or genetic findings (in red), and factors related to the family member being screened (in blue). ACM, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; CPVT, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. *As an example, CPVT often presents in childhood, while ACM often presents in early adulthood.
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