Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Registry is a surveillance system to track sudden deaths in youths less than or equal to 19 years of age in up to 10 states and to gather clinical data and a DNA sample to be used for research to explore the causes and risk factors for sudden death in the young. The SDY Registry is a collaboration between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
