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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death is one of the most serious
conditions which is frequently noticed nowadays specially in
young. There are many causes of SCD which are common
according to age. The most common cause of SCD in old age
are mostly related to coronary artery disease. However, the
matter looks different in young age as it is noticed that the most
frequent causes are related to serious arrhythmias.
A group of these serious arrhythmias which causes SCD
are related to genetic abnormality in ion channels of cardiac
muscles. This group of genetic abnormality in ion channels is
so called ”channelopathies”, which includes Long QT
syndrome and Brugada syndrome. Unfortunately, most of
patients who have these conditions are asymptomatic and in
some cases the first presentation could be SCD.
This study aimed at detection of channelopathies in
young non symptomatic patient who are not complaining from
any cardiac problems. So, this study was done in Research
Institute of Ophthalmology for patients who would undergo
ophthalmological surgery as preoperative assessment from the
period from May 2011 to May 2012.
984 individuals were enrolled in this study, they were
subjected to full medical and family history of risk factors for
cardiac problems, clinical examination, 12 leads ECG and
Echocardiography was done to suspected cases.