May 1, 1972Archives of Internal Medicine
Epidemiology of sudden death
Key result
Sudden death accounted for approximately two thirds of arteriosclerotic heart disease deaths, with only 26% occurring in a hospital, and was associated with severe, diffuse atherosclerosis.
Population
Sudden death cases in a defined area of Baltimore
Design
Cohort
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Implication
Emphasizes out-of-hospital prevention in arteriosclerotic heart disease; leaves open whether targeting diffuse atherosclerosis alters sudden-death risk.
Study Design
Type
Observational
Structured PICO
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Population
Sudden death cases in a defined area of Baltimore
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Outcome
Characteristics, prodromal symptomatology, and postmortem findings of sudden death
Sudden death from arteriosclerotic heart disease is common, often occurs outside the hospital, and is associated with severe, diffuse multi-vessel atherosclerosis rather than acute lesions.
Cite This Study
Lewis H. Kuller (1972) conducted an observational in Sudden death and arteriosclerotic heart disease. Sudden death was evaluated on Characteristics and circumstances of sudden death. Sudden death accounted for approximately two thirds of arteriosclerotic heart disease deaths, with only 26% occurring in a hospital, and was associated with severe, diffuse atherosclerosis.