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The spectrum of epidemiology underlying sudden cardiac death.
Review in Circulation research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 310 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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310 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 695 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global, regional, and national characteristics and incidence of sudden death from 1948 to 2022: a systematic review and modelling study.Journal of global health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual and augmented reality for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Cardiac MRI after Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review.Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging · 2024Pooled it
- Current Trends in Biohumoral Screening for the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Circulating magnesium as a potential risk stratification tool for sudden cardiac death: a systematic review.Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2023Pooled it
- The SCN5A Gene Is a Predictor of Phenotype Severity in Brugada Syndrome: A Comprehensive Literature Review.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2023Pooled it
- Does the Age of Sudden Cardiac Death in Family Members Matter in Brugada Syndrome?Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Pooled it
- Development a clinical prediction model of the neurological outcome for patients with coma and survived 24 hours after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Clinical cardiology · 2020Pooled it
- Lower cholesterol level on admission predicts poor outcome after prolonged cardiac arrest.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Comparing the effectiveness of a group-directed video instruction versus instructor-led traditional classroom instruction for learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills among first-year medical students: A prospective randomized controlled study.GMS journal for medical education · 2022Trial
- Effects of empagliflozin versus placebo on cardiac sympathetic activity in acute myocardial infarction patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the EMBODY trial.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2020 · on this mapTrial
- Increased Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Risk in Cancer: Evidence From 800,000 Patients and 3.7 Million Controls.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.European heart journal · 2026Review
- Patients' Perspectives on Applications of AI and Personalized Medicine in Life-Threatening Heart Disease: European Cross-Sectional Patient Questionnaire Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Spontaneous ST-Segment Elevation in Right Precordial Leads Following Cardiac Arrest: Literature Review and Management Proposal for Ruling out Brugada Syndrome.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2026Review
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- Electrocardiographic Repolarization Changes Following Orchiectomy: Insights Into QT Interval Prolongation and Clinical Implications.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2026Article
- Epicardial Contributions to Fibro-Inflammatory Signaling in a Pkp2-Deficient Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Model.Circulation. Heart failure · 2026Article
- Effect of preparedness of emergency equipment on patient survival in hemodialysis facilities: a Korean nationwide cohort study.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2026Article
- Trends in sudden death-attributed mortality across Europe, 2010-2020: a retrospective population-based analysis.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) from cardiac arrest is a major international public health problem accounting for an estimated 15%-20% of all deaths. Although resuscitation rates are generally improving throughout the world, the majority of individuals who experience a sudden cardiac arrest will not survive. SCD most often develops in older adults with acquired structural heart disease, but it also rarely occurs in the young, where it is more commonly because of inherited disorders. Coronary heart disease is known to be the most common pathology underlying SCD, followed by cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmia syndromes, and valvular heart disease. During the past 3 decades, declines in SCD rates have not been as steep as for other causes of coronary heart disease deaths, and there is a growing fraction of SCDs not due to coronary heart disease and ventricular arrhythmias, particularly among certain subsets of the population. The growing heterogeneity of the pathologies and mechanisms underlying SCD present major challenges for SCD prevention, which are magnified further by a frequent lack of recognition of the underlying cardiac condition before death. Multifaceted preventative approaches, which address risk factors in seemingly low-risk and known high-risk populations, will be required to decrease the burden of SCD. In this Compendium, we review the wide-ranging spectrum of epidemiology underlying SCD within both the general population and in high-risk subsets with established cardiac disease placing an emphasis on recent global trends, remaining uncertainties, and potential targeted preventive strategies.
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