ReviewVascular health and risk management2012
Sudden death in eating disorders.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mortality in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Eating disorders risk among medical students: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Pooled it
- Anorexia nervosa and heart disease: a systematic review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Pooled it
- Anorexia Nervosa Complicated by Acute Pericarditis, Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum, and Liver Injury: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Rupture of the external iliac and bilateral femoral arteries in a patient with anorexia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- QTc Interval Prolongation and Its Association With Electrolyte Abnormalities and Psychotropic Drug Use Among Patients With Eating Disorders.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2024Article
- Prolonged QTc in the Setting of Eating Disorders.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2024Article
- Low Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction as a Significant Risk Factor for Eating Disorders among Adolescents.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Weighing in: qualitative explorations of weight restoration as recovery in anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Mechanisms by which adverse childhood experiences, other traumas and PTSD influence the health and well-being of individuals with eating disorders throughout the life span.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Review
- Continuous glucose monitoring for detection of glycemic variability, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia in women with eating disorders.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2022Article
- Parent-Focused Psychotherapy for the Preventive Management of Chronicity in Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Series.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- QT Interval Dynamics and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Cohort Study in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- A Case of Wernicke Encephalopathy Secondary to Anorexia Nervosa Complicated by Refeeding Syndrome and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.The American journal of case reports · 2021Article
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- [Factors associated with the risk of developing eating disorders among medical students in Casablanca, Morocco].The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Severe Anorexia Nervosa.Case reports in cardiology · 2021Article
- Cardiac biomarkers of disordered eating as a function of diagnostic subtypes.Eating behaviors · 2020Article
- Association of Bulimia Nervosa With Long-term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Among Women.JAMA psychiatry · 2020Article
- Outcomes of inpatient psychological treatments for children and adolescents with eating disorders at time of discharge: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Review
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Abstract
Eating disorders are usually associated with an increased risk of premature death with a wide range of rates and causes of mortality. "Sudden death" has been defined as the abrupt and unexpected occurrence of fatality for which no satisfactory explanation of the cause can be ascertained. In many cases of sudden death, autopsies do not clarify the main cause. Cardiovascular complications are usually involved in these deaths. The purpose of this review was to report an update of the existing literature data on the main findings with respect to sudden death in eating disorders by means of a search conducted in PubMed. The most relevant conclusion of this review seems to be that the main causes of sudden death in eating disorders are those related to cardiovascular complications. The predictive value of the increased QT interval dispersion as a marker of sudden acute ventricular arrhythmia and death has been demonstrated. Eating disorder patients with severe cardiovascular symptoms should be hospitalized. In general, with respect to sudden death in eating disorders, some findings (eg, long-term eating disorders, chronic hypokalemia, chronically low plasma albumin, and QT intervals >600 milliseconds) must be taken into account, and it must be highlighted that during refeeding, the adverse effects of hypophosphatemia include cardiac failure. Monitoring vital signs and performing electrocardiograms and serial measurements of plasma potassium are relevant during the treatment of eating disorder patients.
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