Sudden unexpected death in persons &lt;40 years of age

Drory, Yaacov; Turetz, Yoseph; Hiss, Yehuda; Lev, Baruch; Fisman, Enrique Z.; Pines, Amos; Kramer, Mordechai R.

doi:10.1016/0002-9149(91)90251-f

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“…In a study in Utah, USA, the statewide age adjusted rate for emergency department encounters for coronary heart diseases was 23.2 per 1000 during the year 2007-2009 [3]. In other study the prevalence of cardiac emergency in Bangladesh tertiary Hospital was about 4.5% of the total emergency admission.…”

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“…In the United States, heart disease and stroke; the principal components of CVD; rank first and third, respectively, among the leading causes of death [3] such as hypertensive diseases; ischemic heart diseases; pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation; other forms of heart disease; cerebrovascular diseases or stroke; diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries; other diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes; other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system [1]. These diseases are common and can occur in infants, children, and adults of both sexes, and they affect people of all races and ethnicities.…”

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Emergencies in Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Hailemariam¹

2014

Emergency Medicine

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Emergencies in Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Hailemariam¹

2014

Emergency Medicine

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“…This is not surprising as even in studies, in which the age limit has been 35 -40 years, coronary heart disease has been one of the most prevalent etiologies of SCD. [2][3][4][5]18] The higher age limit in our study was dictated by the low numbers of SCD in the younger participants. In our cohort, in the age groups younger than 40 we only found two persons with SCD.…”

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“…In the young, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), genetic arrhythmias and, to a lesser extent, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), constitute a considerable proportion of the SCD causes [2][3][4][5][6]. Individuals with these diseases can be asymptomatic for a long time and SCD can be their first presentation of disease.…”

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ECG is not a reliable predictor of sudden cardiac death in the general population

Theilade¹,

Pecini²,

Marott³

et al. 2013

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Objectives: To determine the predictive value of the ECG for sudden death in the general population. Design: In the Copenhagen City Heart Study, a randomly selected population sample in Copenhagen, Denmark has been followed prospectively since 1976. From this population sample, we analyzed ECGs of individuals who had suffered sudden cardiac death (SCD) before the age of 50 years and compared them with ECGs of a randomly selected control individuals from the same population sample. Specific ECG signs that could point toward a condition associated with a risk of SCD were noted. Results: From a total of 18,974 individuals in the cohort, 207 had died at an age younger than 50 years. Among these, 24 persons with SCD were identified. The most prevalent ECG abnormality was QRS fragmentation. We found no ECGs with long or short QTc, Brugada sign or WPW. The prevalence of signs of left ventricular hypertrophy, early repolarization, or fragmentation was not different from the prevalence of these signs in the control group. Conclusion: In the Copenhagen City Heart Study, the ECG failed to predict SCD in persons who died before the age of 50 years.

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“…Myocarditis associated mumps are typically transient; however, transcutaneous pacing may be inevitable for symptomatic patients as in the present case. Moreover, complete AV block caused by mumps myocarditis is responsible for 8%-12% of the cases of sudden death (8).…”

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Complete Heart Block Related to Mumps Myocarditis in an 80-Year-Old Woman

Özdinç¹,

Tekin²,

Özkeçeci³

et al. 2015

JAEMCR

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Introduction: Mumps is an acute, self-limited, highly infectious, systemic viral disease characterized by a swelling of the parotid glands. It is more common in school-aged children. We want to emphasize in this case report that mumps can also occur in old people and cause a mortal and rare complication such as complete AV block associated with mumps myocarditis. Case Report: An 80-year-old woman admitted to the emergency room with complaints of swelling around the right ear, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, presyncope, and chest pain. Her grandson had had a fever and swelling around the right and left ear approximately 2 weeks before the beginning of her own ailment. Her core temperature was 37.5°C. Blood pressure was 120/60 mmHg and pulse rate was 37 beats/min. There was swelling of the right parotid gland and complete atrioventricular block in her electrocardiogram. The patient was consulted with a cardiolog and transferred to the cardiology clinic. Conclusion: Mumps is most commonly occurs in children, and the most common presentation of the disease is parotitis. However, it may occur in elders and result in mortal complications. Olgu Sunumu: 80 yaşında bayan hasta sağ kulak çevresinde şişlik, yorgunluk, halsizlik, baş dönmesi, baygınlık hissi ve göğüs ağrısı şikayetleriyle acil servise başvurdu. Hastanın şikayetlerinin başlamasından yaklaşık iki hafta önce, hastanın torununda ateş ve sağ-sol kulak etrafında şişlik varmış. Hastanın vücut ısısı 37.5°C, kan basıncı 120/60 mmHg, kalp hızı 37/dakika tespit edildi. Sağ parotis bezi etrafında şişlik mevcuttu. Çekilen elektrokardiyografisinde tam atriyoventriküler blok tespit edildi. Hasta konsulte edilerek kardiyoloji kliniğine devredildi. Sonuç: Kabakulak daha sıklıkla çocukluk çağı hastalığıdır ve sıklıkla parotit ile seyreder. Fakat yaşlılarda da görülebilir ve ölümcül komplikasyonlara neden olabilir.

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Sudden unexpected death in persons <40 years of age

Cited by 406 publications

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Emergencies in Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Emergencies in Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

ECG is not a reliable predictor of sudden cardiac death in the general population

Complete Heart Block Related to Mumps Myocarditis in an 80-Year-Old Woman

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