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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2]

Overview

Screening in the first relative of patients with sudden cardiac arrest should be done if there is concern about inherited causes of cardiac arrest.

Screening

Screening in the first relative of patients with sudden cardiac arrest should be done if there is concern about inherited causes of cardiac arrest.