Seemingly healthy young people may suddenly collapse as a result of CPVT, a highly malignant heritable arrhythmia syndrome characterised by exercise- and stress-induced ventricular tachycardia.
Heart conditions are a leading causes of illness in Malaysia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for most of the deaths from heart disease worldwide.
“In Western countries, SCD accounts for 20% of total deaths and 50% of cardiovascular deaths,” says consultant genetic pathologist and Sunway Medical Centre’s molecular genetics laboratory head Dr Roziana Ariffin.
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