Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

Overview and investigation of SCD and inherited cardiac conditions.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
CardiologyGenetics

Clinical Guidelines

2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
National
ESC Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
National
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
Local
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest
Local
2020 APHRS/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Investigation of Decedents with Sudden Unexplained Death and Patients with Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Local
2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death
Local
2024 AHA/ACC/AMSSM/HRS/PACES/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
ESC Guidelines on Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local