Molecular Bases of Juvenile Sudden Cardiac Death.

Molecular genetic has entered clinical cardiology and is contributing to the understanding of inherited diseases and of previously unexplained disorders. One of the most important contribution of 'genetic screening for cardiovascular diseases lies ín the identifications of inherited abnormalities that may predispose individuals to sudden unexplained cardiac death 'The development of techniques to perform population screening for qenetic defects of ion channels and structural proteins of the heart, will guide presymptornatic identification of individuals at risk and-will become a novel approach for risk stratification and for prevention of juvenile sudden death'