Non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and sudden death in the young
Population
150 consecutive cases of sudden death (within 6 h of symptom onset) in young people (≤ 35 years)
Design
Case_series
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Non-atherosclerotic CAD warrants consideration in young sudden-death autopsies; hypothesis-generating and requires larger prospective validation.
Structured PICO
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Population
150 consecutive cases of sudden death (within 6 h of symptom onset) in young people (≤ 35 years)
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Outcome
Prevalence and type of non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, particularly congenital anomalies, accounts for one-third of fatal coronary artery disease in young sudden death victims.
Cite This Study
Corrado et al. (1992) studied this question.