Key result
Among 445 adult sudden cardiac death autopsies, coronary thrombi were present in 13.0% and myocardial infarction in 17 cases, indicating arrhythmia remains the most likely cause of death.
Population
445 adults who experienced sudden cardiac death within 1 hour of symptom onset, retrospectively identified…
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Supports arrhythmia predominance in sudden cardiac death prevention; leaves open undetected coronary events in non-autopsied populations.
Observational (n=445)
In a cohort of 445 sudden cardiac deaths, acute coronary thrombi and myocardial infarction were relatively uncommon, suggesting that primary arrhythmias are the predominant cause.
Michalodimitrakis et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Sudden cardiac death (n=445). Among 445 adult sudden cardiac death autopsies, coronary thrombi were present in 13.0% and myocardial infarction in 17 cases, indicating arrhythmia remains the most likely cause of death.
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