Sudden cardiac death: an 11-year postmortem analysis in the region of Epirus, Greece

dc.contributor.authorFragkouli, K.en
dc.contributor.authorVougiouklakis, T.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:49:49Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:49:49Z
dc.identifier.issn1618-0631-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/18007
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectAge Distributionen
dc.subjectAgeden
dc.subjectAged, 80 and overen
dc.subjectArrhythmias, Cardiac/*complications/mortality/pathologyen
dc.subjectAutopsyen
dc.subjectCardiomyopathies/*complications/mortality/pathologyen
dc.subject*Cause of Deathen
dc.subjectChi-Square Distributionen
dc.subjectChilden
dc.subjectChild, Preschoolen
dc.subjectDeath, Sudden, Cardiac/epidemiology/*etiology/pathologyen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectGreece/epidemiologyen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectInfanten
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden
dc.subjectMyocardial Ischemia/*complications/mortality/pathologyen
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen
dc.subjectTime Factorsen
dc.subjectYoung Adulten
dc.titleSudden cardiac death: an 11-year postmortem analysis in the region of Epirus, Greeceen
heal.abstractThe aim of the study was to determine the rate of sudden cardiac death in people aged between 1 and 80 years, and to investigate its etiology. All autopsies performed during an 11-year period were reviewed. Circumstances of death, individual's information, and post-mortem findings were determined. Among 1254 sudden death autopsies performed during the study period, 688 cases were recognized as sudden cardiac death (79.8% males). The estimated annual frequency of sudden cardiac death in the region of Epirus was 18.6/100,000. The major cause of death was ischemic heart disease (82%), and in 2.6%, death was unexplained. Among our study's total population, 4.1% were <35 years old. The estimated annual rate of sudden cardiac death in the population 1-35 years old was 1.78/100,000. The most common etiology in that age group was atherosclerosis (17.8%), myocarditis (10.7%), and cardiomyopathies (10.7%), whereas 39.3% exhibited structurally normal heart. Although ischemic heart disease accounts for most of sudden cardiac death episodes, many other causes contribute. Most sudden deaths in the young were "unascertained". The likely cause of death in these cases might be a primary arrhythmogenic disorder. Correct identification of such cases at autopsy will enable an appropriate clinical screening of surviving relatives.en
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heal.identifier.primary10.1016/j.prp.2010.05.005-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20932458-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://ac.els-cdn.com/S034403381000138X/1-s2.0-S034403381000138X-main.pdf?_tid=a14760b319bdc1d52aaaa817eb608467&acdnat=1333021139_9277ef07a1444c36c42fb8a1209572a3-
heal.journalNamePathol Res Practen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2010-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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