Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

Overview and investigation of SCD and inherited cardiac conditions.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

ESC Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest

2020 APHRS/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Investigation of Decedents with Sudden Unexplained Death and Patients with Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2024 AHA/ACC/AMSSM/HRS/PACES/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death

ESC Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death