"Concealed Cardiomyopathy" and Sudden Cardiac Death

心源性猝死（SCD）是许多心脏病的毁灭性后果。潜在的原因包括遗传性心肌问题（心肌病），40%的人没有发现原因。我们的研究将调查“隐匿性心肌病”病例的作用，即那些没有心脏病证据的SCD事件，但携带心脏基因错误的病例。我们的研究结果将迅速转化为更有针对性的临床和遗传评估的家庭与最终目标，以防止SCD。

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating consequence of a number of heart diseases. Underlying causes include inherited heart muscle problems (cardiomyopathies), with no cause found in 40%. Our study will investigate the role of 'concealed cardiomyopathy' cases, i.e. those with a SCD event with no evidence of heart disease, but carry errors in heart genes. Our findings will translate rapidly into more targeted clinical and genetic evaluation of families with the ultimate goal to prevent SCD.