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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Morte Súbita Cardíaca
Synonyms
English
:
Cardiac Sudden Death
Sudden Cardiac Death
Tree Number:
C14.280.383.220
C23.550.260.322.250
Definition
English
:
Unexpected rapid natural
death
due to cardiovascular collapse within one hour of initial
symptoms
. It is usually caused by the worsening of existing
heart diseases
. The sudden onset of
symptoms
, such as
CHEST PAIN
and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, particularly VENTRICULAR
TACHYCARDIA
, can
lead
to the loss of
consciousness
and cardiac arrest followed by biological
death
. (from Braunwald's
Heart
Disease
: A Textbook of Cardiovascular
Medicine
, 7th ed., 2005)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
DEATH
, SUDDEN or with
HEART ARREST
See Related
English
:
Commotio Cordis
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
PA
pathology
PC
prevention & control
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
30163
Unique Identifier:
D016757
Occurrence in VHL
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