Table 4. Reported Family History of Children and Young Adults with Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Family History
Died of cardiac disease before age 50 years21 (27)
Coronary artery disease18 (23)
Mitral valve prolapse12 (15)
Cardiac pacemaker12 (15)
Unexplained fainting11 (14)
Unexplained seizure diagnosis4 (5)
Drowning or near drowning event4 (5)
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome3 (4)
Implanted Cardiac defibrillator1 (<1)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy1 (<1)
Long QT syndrome1 (<1)
Dilated cardiomyopathy1 (<1)
Anomalous coronary artery1 (<1)
Aortic rupture/Marfan's syndrome1 (<1)
At least one of the above family history components32 (40)
  • Values provided as n (%).