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To evaluate the demographic characteristics, incidence, and clinical outcomes of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death (OHSCD).

June 6, 2005HeartOpen Access

Demographic and temporal trends in out of hospital sudden cardiac death in Belfast

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To evaluate the demographic characteristics, incidence, and clinical outcomes of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death (OHSCD).
Prospective surveillance of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests conducted over a 12-month period (1 August 2003 to 31 July 2004) utilizing Utstein style guidelines and necropsy records.
Applied World Health Organization criteria to define and verify cases of sudden cardiac death.
Of 300 OHSCD cases (66% male, mean age 68 years, 78% occurring at home), emergency medical services (EMS) attended 279, resulting in a 9.7% resuscitation rate and a 7.2% survival-to-discharge rate.
The call-to-response interval (CRI) was significantly shorter among survivors than non-survivors (mean 5 ± 2 vs. 8 ± 3 minutes; p < 0.001), with survival reaching 41.7% (20 of 48) in witnessed arrests presenting with ventricular fibrillation (all survivors had CRI ≤ 7 minutes).
European age-standardised incidence was 122 per 100,000 (95% CI, 111 to 133) for men and 41 per 100,000 (95% CI, 36 to 46) for women.

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Population

300 out of hospital sudden cardiac deaths (OHSCD) in Belfast from 1 August 2003 to 31 July 2004, mean age 68, 66% men.

Outcome

Epidemiology and incidence of out of hospital sudden cardiac death (OHSCD), including survival to hospital discharge.hard clinical

The incidence of out of hospital sudden cardiac death in Belfast remains high, with the majority occurring at home and a low overall survival rate of 7.2%.

Authors

MMM.J. MooreOrlando Health BGBenedict M. GloverElectrophysiology CMConor McCannUniversity of St Andrews

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Implication

OHSCD incidence remains high with poor survival; extends prior estimates but leaves open optimal community prevention strategies.

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Moore et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7542c91646b2abe5035e35 https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2004.059857

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Demographic and temporal trends in out of hospital sudden cardiac death in Belfast

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Demographic and temporal trends in out of hospital sudden cardiac death in Belfast

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