Sudden cardiac death caused by myocarditis in persons aged 1-49 years: a nationwide study of 14 294 deaths in Denmark

• Main Authors: Thomas Hadberg Lynge (Author), Trine Skov Nielsen (Author), Bo Gregers Winkel (Author), Jacob Tfelt-Hansen (Author), Jytte Banner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford University Press, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Myocarditis is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young. However, information on nationwide burden of SCD caused by myocarditis (SCD-myocarditis) is sparse. For this study all deaths among persons in Denmark aged 1-35 years in 2000-2009 and 36-49 years in 2007-200...