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June 20, 2003European Heart JournalOpen Access

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-the relevance of heart failure. The Maastricht Circulatory Arrest Registry

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AGAnton P.M. GorgelsElectrophysiology

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Overview

Randomized trial shows heart failure risks sudden circulatory arrest in adults, indicating cardiovascular health importance.

Key Points

  • This study aims to describe the incidence and causes of heart failure in cases of out-of-hospital sudden circulatory arrest.
  • Studied cases of sudden circulatory arrest in individuals aged 20 to 75 from 1997 to 2000.
  • Collected demographic characteristics and clinical features related to heart failure.
  • Analyzed the incidence rates and aetiology of sudden circulatory arrest occurrences.
  • Out of 492 patients, 52% of men and 59% of women experienced sudden circulatory arrest as their first heart disease symptom.
  • Heart failure was present in 26% of patients with a cardiac history prior to sudden circulatory arrest.
  • Coronary artery disease was identified as the most common cause in both heart failure patients and those with a left ventricular ejection fraction above 50%.

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Anton P.M. Gorgels (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f29d321b51e2fbf0187487https://doi.org/10.1016/s0195-668x(03)00191-x
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