AUTHOR=Primorac Dragan , Odak Ljubica , Perić Vitorio , Ćatić Jasmina , Šikić Jozica , Radeljić Vjekoslav , Manola Šime , Nussbaum Robert , Vatta Matteo , Aradhya Swaroop , Sofrenović Tanja , Matišić Vid , Molnar Vilim , Skelin Andrea , Mirat Jure , Brachmann Johannes TITLE=Sudden Cardiac Death—A New Insight Into Potentially Fatal Genetic Markers JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=8 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.647412 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2021.647412 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected and dramatic event. It draws special attention especially in young, seemingly healthy athletes. Our scientific paper is based on the death of a young, 23-year-old professional footballer, who died on the football field after a two-year history of cardiac symptoms. In this study we analyzed clinical, ECG and laboratory data, as well as results of genetic testing analysis in family members. To elucidate potential genetic etiology of SCD in this family, our analysis included 294 genes related to various cardiac conditions.