**12. Sudden cardiac death**

Sudden cardiac death is defined as death occurring within 1 hour without the emergence of any prodromal finding [39]. A significant cause of sudden cardiac death in children is MI. Previous studies have reported that chest pain is seen in few cases of MI-related sudden cardiac death. More frightening is that a large proportion of these cases suffer sudden cardiac death at rest [40]. Cigarette smoking and dyslipidaemia have been determined as significant risk factors for sudden cardiac death related to coronary artery disease in children and young adults [40].
