Key result
VF drives sudden nocturnal death in young Southeast Asian men with ongoing cardiac arrest risk.
Why the study?
Young, male, Southeast Asian immigrants in the United States have a high incidence of unexplained, sudden, nocturnal death with unclear arrhythmia mechanisms.
Case Report (n=3)
Ventricular fibrillation is identified as the mechanism of unexplained sudden nocturnal death in young male Southeast Asian immigrants.
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VF mechanism in nocturnal death warrants monitoring in similar cases; leaves open prospective validation of prevention strategies.
Catherine M Otto (1984) conducted a case report in Unexplained sudden nocturnal death (n=3). Southeast Asian immigrant status was evaluated on Mechanism of sudden death and recurrence of ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation was identified as the mechanism of sudden nocturnal death in three young Southeast Asian men, with underlying predispositions to further cardiac arrest persisting.
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