sudden adult death syndrome

British

noun

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".

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

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

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Satish Appleby's son Shaun died from sudden adult death syndrome at the age of 18.

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An inquest this week found the aspirant journalist had died of sudden adult death syndrome.

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