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Sudden cardiac death—update [PDF]

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2020
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide with a higher frequency especially in the young. Therefore, SCD is represented frequently in forensic autopsy practice, whereupon pathological findings in the heart can ...
P. Markwerth, T. Bajanowski, I. Tzimas, R. Dettmeyer   +3 more
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Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management.

Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2021
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected sudden death due to a heart condition, that occurs within one hour of symptoms onset. SCD is a leading cause of death in western countries, and is responsible for the majority of deaths from cardiovascular ...
Akshay Kumar, D. Avishay, Calvin Richard Jones, J. Shaikh, Roopvir Kaur, Michael Aljadah, A. Kichloo, Nimisha Shiwalkar, Suresh Keshavamurthy   +8 more
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Sudden Cardiac Death and Myocardial Fibrosis, Determined by Autopsy, in Persons with HIV.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2021
BACKGROUND The incidence of sudden cardiac death and sudden death caused by arrhythmia, as determined by autopsy, in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has not been clearly established.
Z. Tseng, E. Moffatt, A. Kim, E. Vittinghoff, P. Ursell, A. Connolly, J. Olgin, Joseph K Wong, P. Hsue   +8 more
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Sudden cardiac death in athletes

Trends in Urology & Men s Health, 2020
Exercise is generally a good thing. However, for some it holds hidden danger. The following review discusses the incidence and aetiology of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and measures to reduce the burden of SCD.
N. Mannakkara, Sanjay Sharma
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A Validated Model for Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Prediction in Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Circulation, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and young adults.
A. Miron, M. Lafreniere-Roula, Chun-Po Steve Fan, K. Armstrong, A. Dragulescu, Tanya Papaz, C. Manlhiot, B. Kaufman, R. Butts, L. Gardin, E. Stephenson, Taylor S. Howard, P. Aziz, S. Balaji, Virginie Beauséjour Ladouceur, L. Benson, S. Colan, J. Godown, H. Henderson, J. Ingles, A. Jeewa, J. Jefferies, A. Lal, J. Mathew, E. Jean-St-Michel, M. Michels, S. Nakano, I. Olivotto, J. Parent, A. Pereira, C. Semsarian, R. Whitehill, S. Wittekind, M. Russell, J. Conway, M. Richmond, C. Villa, R. Weintraub, J. Rossano, P. Kantor, Carolyn Y. Ho, S. Mital   +41 more
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Literature Review

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of synthetic molecules derived from testosterone and its related precursors.
M. Torrisi, G. Pennisi, I. Russo, F. Amico, M. Esposito, A. Liberto, Giuseppe Cocimano, M. Salerno, Giuseppe Li Rosi, N. Di Nunno, A. Montana   +10 more
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[2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death].

Kardiologia polska, 2015
Authors/Task Force Members: Silvia G. Priori* (Chairperson) (Italy), Carina Blomström-Lundqvist* (Co-chairperson) (Sweden), Andrea Mazzanti† (Italy), Nico Blom (The Netherlands), Martin Borggrefe (Germany), John Camm (UK), Perry Mark Elliott (UK), Donna ...
S. Priori, Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Andrea Mazzanti, Nico Blom, Martin Borggrefe, J. Camm, Perry M. Elliott, Donna Fitzsimons, Robert Hatala, G. Hindricks, Paulus Kirchhof, K. Kjeldsen, Karl H. Kuck, Antonio Hernandez-Madrid, Nikolaos Nikolaou, T. M. Norekvål, Christian Spaulding, D. J. van Veldhuisen   +17 more
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Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death registries: a systematic review of global coverage

Open Heart, 2020
Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major global health problem, accounting for up to 20% of deaths in Western societies. Clinical quality registries have been shown in a range of disease conditions to improve clinical management, reduce variation
E. Paratz, L. Rowsell, D. Zentner, S. Parsons, N. Morgan, T. Thompson, P. James, A. Pflaumer, C. Semsarian, Karen Smith, D. Stub, A. La Gerche   +11 more
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A Prospective Study of Sudden Cardiac Death among Children and Young Adults.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
BACKGROUND Sudden cardiac death among children and young adults is a devastating event. We performed a prospective, population-based, clinical and genetic study of sudden cardiac death among children and young adults. METHODS We prospectively collected
R. Bagnall, R. Weintraub, J. Ingles, Johan Duflou, L. Yeates, L. Lam, A. Davis, T. Thompson, V. Connell, Jennie Wallace, C. Naylor, J. Crawford, D. Love, L. Hallam, Jodi White, C. Lawrence, M. Lynch, N. Morgan, P. James, D. du Sart, R. Puranik, N. Langlois, J. Vohra, I. Winship, J. Atherton, J. McGaughran, J. Skinner, C. Semsarian   +27 more
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Heart rate variability as predictive factor for sudden cardiac death

Aging, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents about 25% of deaths in clinical cardiology. The identification of risk factors for SCD is the philosopher's stone of cardiology and the identification of non-invasive markers of risk of SCD remains one of the most ...
F. Sessa, V. Anna, G. Messina, G. Cibelli, V. Monda, G. Marsala, M. Ruberto, A. Biondi, Orazio Cascio, G. Bertozzi, D. Pisanelli, F. Maglietta, A. Messina, M. Mollica, M. Salerno   +14 more
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