Research

Here are research articles concerning SCD or related cardiac conditions. Where possible a link is provided for the abstract or full text of the article. Please also visit the c-r-y website where there is a comprehensive research section

2008

Cardiovascular evaluation, including resting and exercise electrocardiography, before participation in competitive sports: cross sectional study

The Darius Project

Sudden Arrhythmic death syndrome: family evaluation identifies inheritable heart.... 

Efficacy of personal & family history questionnaires when screening for inherited cardiac pathologies....

Outcomes in Athletes with Marked ECG Repolarization Abnormalities

2007

Prevelance of Long QT syndrome gene varients

Implantable Cardiovertor Defibrillators and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Acute Emotional Stress and the Heart

Acute Emotional Stress and Cardiac Arrhythmias

Clinical Indications for genetic testing in familial Sudden Cardiac death Syndromes....

The novel C-terminal KCNQ1 mutation M52OR alters protein trafficking

Arrhythmias and the Athlete:mechanisms and clinical significance [Access

Diagnostic criteria for congenital long QT syndrome in the era of moledular genetics [Access ]

Myocarditis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy[For access]

Myocarditis and Heart failure : need for better diagnostic, predictive and theraputic..[Abstract]

Evidence for Microvascular disfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy [ Abstract ]

Diabetes, Obesity and metabolism[Abstract]

Blood Pressure linked to sudden cardiac death in HF patients [Abstract ]

Sudden Cardiac Death in the young: a clinical genetic approach[Abstract ]

2006

Risk of Aborted Cardiac Arrest or Sudden Cardiac Death during Adolescence in the Long QT syndrome

**Trends in Sudden Cardiovascular Death in Young Competitive Athletes After Implementation of a Preparticipation Screening Program . [ Abstract]

QT Variability strongly predicts sudden cardiac death in asymptomatic subjects [Abstract ]

Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm and sudden cardiac death in young adults [Abstract ]

Cost-effectiveness of neonatal ECG screening for the long QT syndrome [Abstract ]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is predominantly a disease of left ventricular outflow obstruction [Abstract ]

Integrin-linked Kinase Expression is Elevated in Human Cardiac Hypertrophy and induces Hypertrophy in Transgenic Mice [Abstract ]

Persistent and reversible cardiac dysfunction among amateur marathon runners [Abstract]

**Sudden cardiac death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be reduced by pre-participation cardiovascular screening in young athletes.[Abstract ]

**Evidence for efficacy of the Italian national pre-participation screening programme for identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in competitive athletes. [Abstract ] [Full Text ]

The Heart of Trained Athletes [ Review ]

*Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: A Strategy for Prevention by Targeted Evaluation Winner of the HJC Swan Memorial Medical Writing Contest [Pdf]

Guidelines:Ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death [Abstract ]

Left Ventricular function imediatly following prolonged exercise: A meta analysis.[Abstract ]

**Reducing the Risk : A Strategic Approach :The Report of the Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death (.Dept of Healt and Children (Ireland ) [pdf ]

2005

Treatment of Complicated Grief

**Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death:proposal for a common European protocol. [Full]

**Recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease [ Full Text

Testing Relatives of young sudden cardiac death victims may reveal others at risk. [ Text]

How should we screen competitive athletes for cardiovascular disease?[Editorial ]

Heritability and Diagnostic Yield of Cariological and Genetic Examination in surviving relatives [Abstract ] [Report ]

Mechanisms in Sudden Cardiac death [Full ]

Neural Modulations of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death [Full]

Non QTc-prolonging drugs and the risk of sudden cardiac death [ Abstract ]

Impact of marathon running on cardiac structure and function in recreational runners [Full ]

2004

Sudden death risk in older athletes: increasing the denominator [Abstract ]

Sudden Cardiac Death in the young in Sweden: electrocardiogram in relation to forensic diagnosis.[Abstract ]

2002

**Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death, European Society of Cardiology Priori et al ( Summary of Recommendations)[Full Text ]

2001

Are You ready for Sudden Cardiac Death? [Editorial ]

2000

A survey of the causes of sudden death in sport in the Republic of Ireland [Abstract ]

Sudden cardiac death in sport - spectre or preventable risk [Full Text ]

Sudden Death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Identification of high risk patients [Abstract]