Key result
Among brought-in-dead patients with hypertensive heart disease, acute left ventricular failure was the most common cause of sudden death (67.9%), followed by intracerebral hemorrhage (12.4%).
Why the study?
Hypertension is a major cause of sudden death globally, motivating an evaluation of the morphological pattern of deaths at autopsy in brought-in-dead patients with hypertensive heart disease.
Population
477 brought-in-dead patients with hypertensive heart disease as the underlying illness
Design
6-year retrospective autopsy study
Authors
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Autopsy patterns in BID patients with HHD may inform sudden-death prevention; leaves open prospective validation of morphological predictors.
Observational (n=477)
No
Acute left ventricular failure is the leading cause of sudden unexpected death among brought-in-dead patients with hypertensive heart disease.
Faduyile et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Hypertensive heart disease (n=477). Hypertensive heart disease was evaluated on Primary cause of death at autopsy. Among brought-in-dead patients with hypertensive heart disease, acute left ventricular failure was the most common cause of sudden death (67.9%), followed by intracerebral hemorrhage (12.4%).
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