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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2025

Circumstances in a young German cohort with sudden cardiac arrest: systematic insights and implications.

Fabienne Kreimer, Pia Thiesing, Ibrahim Akin, Jens Tiesmeier, Hendrik Milting, Andreas Mügge, Nazha Hamdani, Assem Aweimer, Ibrahim El-Battrawy

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fabienne KreimerUniversity Hospital St Josef Hospital, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-6254
Pia ThiesingDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology Institut Für Forschung Und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ibrahim AkinFirst Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Jens TiesmeierInstitute for Anesthesiology, Intensive Care- and Emergency Medicine, MKK-Hospital Luebbecke, Campus OWL, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany.
Hendrik MiltingHeart and Diabetes Center NRW, Erich and Hanna Klessmann Institute, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Andreas MüggeUniversity Hospital St Josef Hospital, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Nazha HamdaniUniversity Hospital St Josef Hospital, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Assem AweimerDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology Institut Für Forschung Und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ibrahim El-BattrawyUniversity Hospital St Josef Hospital, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. Ibrahim.Elbattrawy2006@gmail.com.

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introductionData on circumstances of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in Germany are limited. The present study aimed to investigate systematically the current pre- and in-hospital circumstances of a SCA cohort at young age (65 years or younger) in Germany.

methodsIn the period from 2010 to 2021, we enrolled 191 consecutive patients with SCA at a university hospital in the Ruhr area, Germany. Clinical baseline characteristics and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) data were assessed.

resultsA total of 191 patients (median age: 56 years (ranging from 16 to 65 years); 82% males) were included. The median duration of hospitalization was nine days. 97 patients (50.8%) deceased during hospitalization. The patients suffered SCA during non-stressful daily activities (41.4%), while working (14.7%), exercising (12.0%) or resting (8.9%). Patients experienced SCA most often at home (41.9%), in public (31.9%), at work (14.7%), or in the emergency ambulance (6.3%). Bystander-witnessed cardiac arrest was reported in 80.6% of cases. However, lay resuscitation was performed in only 46.1% of cases. The first-monitored rhythm was most frequently ventricular fibrillation (67.0%), followed by asystole (18.3%), ventricular tachycardia (5.8%), pulseless electrical activity (5.2%) and bradycardia (2.1%).

conclusionCompared to other studies, we detected lower rates of SCA occurring at home and higher rates in public, at work or during sports. This may be related to the fact that only younger patients under the age of 65 were included in this SCA cohort.

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Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationDeath, Sudden, CardiacOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsYoung Adult

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PMCPMC12460558

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