Table 1

Details of cohort showing the initial presentations of 37 cardiology inpatients with presentations of unknown aetiology, their discharge diagnoses after inpatient assessment according to the CIDG registry coordinators, and whether a family history was used by the cardiology inpatient team or the CIDG registry coordinators to determine whether patients were potentially affected by a CID

PatientAgeClinical presentationFinal diagnosisFamilial condition identified by cardiology teamFamilial condition identified by coordinators
115RSCDLQTSNN
239SyncopeAtrioventricular blockNN
358RSCDDCMNN
448DyspnoeaDCMNN
526Chest painInfiltrative cardiomyopathyNN
647RSCDUnknownNN
721RSCDUnknownNN
851RSCDUnknownNN
957Chest painNSTEMI, known HCMNY
1064RSCDOther—viral myocarditisNN
1158SyncopeDCMNY
1272RSCDDCMNY
1366Chest painNSTEMI, obligate LQTS carrier*NY
1444RSCDUnknownNN
1557Chest painARVCNN
1649PresyncopeBrSNN
1762DyspnoeaDCMNY
1858DyspnoeaDCMNN
1962Dyspnoea, known DCMDCMNN
2060Dyspnoea, known DCMDCMNY
2149VTDCMNN
2220Abdominal painDCMNY
2362DyspnoeaDCMNY
2420RSCDDCMNN
2568Heart failureDCMNN
2670PresyncopeDCMNN
2743DyspnoeaDCMNY
2854DyspnoeaDCMNN
2950VTDCMNN
3025RSCDOther—electrocutionNN
3119RSCDHCMNN
3279Heart failureHCMNN
3348RSCDLVNCNY
3455RSCDUnknownNN
3534RSCDUnknownNN
3645Chest painHCMNY
3757DyspnoeaHCMNY
  • *This patient was diagnosed with a NSTEMI, the cardiology inpatient assessment included FHx documenting ‘LQTS’; however, FHx obtained by coordinator revealed he was an obligate LQTS carrier.

  • ARVC, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; BrS, Brugada syndrome; CID, cardiac-inherited disease; CIDG, Cardiac Inherited Disease Group; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; FHx, family history; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LQTS, long QT syndrome; LVNC, left ventricular non-compaction; NSTEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; RSCD, resuscitated sudden cardiac death; VT, ventricular tachycardia.