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sudden adult death syndrome

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noun

  1. Abbreviation: SADS.   SDS.   SCD.  Also called: sudden death syndrome.   sudden cardiac death.  the unexpected death of a young adult, usually due to undetected inherited heart disease

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Six months after losing his "kind, caring, clever and beautiful" partner to sudden adult death syndrome, he says remembering that "heart-to-heart in the car... makes me feel so much better".

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

He gave the cause of death as acute cardiac arrhythmia - sudden adult death syndrome.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2020

Coroner Scott Matthewson said the Cambridge graduate had a pre-existing heart condition and died from "sudden adult death syndrome".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2020

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