Table 3

Clinical characteristics of the children being screened due to a family history of an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome

Children being screened due to a family history of an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome (n=78)
Time since first screening, days
 Mean (SD)1285
 Minimum/maximum (range)0.00/3976.00 (3976.00)
Diagnosis in family, n (%)
 SADS30 (39)
 Long QT syndrome21 (27)
 Brugada syndrome16 (21)
 Unknown11 (14)
History of SCD in immediate family, n (%)
 No47 (60)
 Yes31 (40)
  • SADS, sudden arrhythmia death syndrome; SCD, sudden cardiac death.