Population
168 consecutive cases of sudden coronary death in London
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Among 168 consecutive cases of sudden coronary death, 73.3% had a recent coronary thrombotic lesion, yielding a 2.7:1 ratio of patients with versus without new acute myocardial ischemia.
Authors
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Supports predominant thrombosis in sudden coronary death; leaves open arrhythmia-focused prevention for the non-thrombotic subset.
Observational (n=168)
Sudden coronary death is predominantly associated with acute coronary thrombosis, though a significant subset occurs due to primary arrhythmia from prior myocardial scarring.
Michael J. Davies (1992) conducted an observational in Sudden coronary death (n=168). Among 168 consecutive cases of sudden coronary death, 73.3% had a recent coronary thrombotic lesion, yielding a 2.7:1 ratio of patients with versus without new acute myocardial ischemia.