Key result
Persons dying instantaneously of coronary artery disease differed from those dying suddenly, with >50% dying during or after exertion and frequently exhibiting old occluded coronary arteries.
Why the study?
What are the clinical and pathological differences between instantaneous and sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease?
Observational (n=59)
What are the clinical and pathological differences between instantaneous and sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease?
Instantaneous death in coronary artery disease is often associated with physical exertion, primary arrhythmia, and specific chronic coronary occlusions without acute lesions, suggesting potential for angiographic risk stratification.
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Should not yet change CAD sudden-death prevention; leaves open whether chronic occlusions predict instantaneous death in prospective cohorts.
Meyer Friedman (1973) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease (n=59). Instantaneous death vs. Sudden death was evaluated on Clinical and pathological differences between instantaneous and sudden death. Persons dying instantaneously of coronary artery disease differed from those dying suddenly, with >50% dying during or after exertion and frequently exhibiting old occluded coronary arteries.
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