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01-06-2010 | Editorial
Sudden cardiac death: what should we tell the family?
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 6/2010
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The sudden unexpected death of a child or a young person can have enormous implications for the surviving family members in addition to the immediate shock, sadness and sense of loss. The sudden loss of a sibling without any prior medical history may confront the family members with the question whether the sudden death was caused by a genetic condition and the fear that other family members may suffer the same fate.