What are the incidence, trends, causes, and risk factors for sudden cardiac death in the young?
The incidence of sudden cardiac death in the young, particularly from coronary artery disease, has declined, while sudden arrhythmic death syndrome proportions have increased, with geographic remoteness and obesity identified as risk factors.
BACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young is devastating. Contemporary incidence remains unclear with few recent nationwide studies and limited data addressing risk factors for causes. We aimed to determine incidence, trends, causes, and risk factors for SCD in the young. METHODS AND RESULTS: =0.005). CONCLUSIONS: Incidence of SCD in the young and specifically coronary artery disease-related SCD has declined in recent years. Proportion of SCD related to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome increased over the study period. Geographic remoteness and obesity are risk factors for specific causes of SCD in the young.
Ha et al. (Thu,) studied this question.