Gene associated with sudden cardiac death identified by ICD monitoring
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
A gene associated with sudden cardiac death in the general population has been identified using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) monitoring in new research. The research included patients from the DISCOVERY trial and Oregon-SUDS and discovered that a polymorphism in the GNAS gene predicted ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.