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

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 11.

Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2020 Oct 19;18(1):e1–e50. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.10.010

Recommendations for investigation of sudden death: personal and family history

COR	LOE	Recommendations	References
1	B-NR	1. In the investigation of SUD, an effort should be taken to obtain detailed personal and three-generation family history (as a minimum) with the assistance of a multidisciplinary team, including witness accounts.	^{25,29,70,77,81,135,139,143,144}
1	B-NR	2. In the investigation of SUD, prior medical records and relevant investigations from the decedent proband and family members should be retrieved.	^{25,29,70,77,81,135,139,143–145}