In addition to today’s resource, please review:
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy from StatPearls. Last Update: March 20, 2024.
- Sudden death in young adults: a 25-year review of autopsies in military recruits [PubMed Abstract] [Full-Text HTML] Full-Text PDF]. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Dec 7;141(11):829-34. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-11-200412070-00005.
Today, I review, link to, and excerpt from Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Individuals: A Current Review of Evaluation, Screening and Prevention [PubMed Abstract] [Full-Text HTML] [Full-Text PDF]. J Clin Med Res. 2023 Jan;15(1):1-9. doi: 10.14740/jocmr4823. Epub 2023 Jan 24.
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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) can affect all age groups, including young persons. While less common in the age < 35 population, the occurrence of SCD in the young raises concern, with multiple possible etiologies and often unanswered questions. While coronary artery disease is the leading cause in those > 35 years of age, the younger population faces a different subset of pathologies associated with SCD, including arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies. The tragic nature of SCD in the young entails that we explore and implement available screening methods for this population, and perform the necessary investigations such as electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography. In this review, we not only explore the vast etiology associated with SCD in those age < 35, but emphasize evaluation methods, who is at risk, and delve into screening of SCD in potential victims and their family members, in an attempt to prevent this traumatic event. Future research must work towards establishing preventative measures in order to reduce SCD, particularly unexplained SCD in the young.
Keywords: Evaluation; Family; Prevention; Screening; Sudden cardiac death; Young.
Copyright 2023, Abbas et al.
