Finnish Genetic Study for Arrhythmic Events

Finnish Genetic Study for Arrhythmic Events

Finnish Genetic Study for Arrhythmic Events (FinGesture is a prospective case-control study assessing the characteristics and genetic background of consecutive series of autopsy verified out-of-hospital victims of SCD vs. survivors of an acute coronary event in a specific geographical area in northern Finland.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sudden cardiac death verified by medicolegal autopsy (cases)
• Acute coronary event (increased troponin levels/ECG markers of ischemia/angina pectoris; two out of three criteria) (controls).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Sudden death due to other causes (cases).
• Acute coronary event patients who died during hospitalization (controls).