Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Linked to Higher Thyroid Levels
There was a hazard ratio of 1.87 per 1-ng/dL increase of free thyroxine for patients with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to higher free thyroxine levels.
There was a hazard ratio of 1.87 per 1-ng/dL increase of free thyroxine for patients with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to higher free thyroxine levels.
Out 952 patients, 20 experienced sudden cardiac death/malignant ventricular arrhythmias within the first 6 months of the study enrollment.
Screening is also associated with certain risks, including the need for additional testing, which may cause anxiety and psychological harm.
Patients with sudden cardiac death, compared with those patients who did not die, were more likely to be older, have had diabetes for a longer duration, be on insulin, and have a higher baseline HbA1c.
Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators are reasonable bridges to more “definitive therapy” or in situations associated with increased risk of death in which implantable defibrillators reduce sudden cardiac death but not overall survival.
After merging data from 4 different trials, researchers found that >30% of cardiovascular deaths after non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome were due to sudden cardiac death.
Of the total NBA athletes evaluated, 27.4% had left ventricular hypertrophy, but compared with white athletes, African-American athletes had increased left ventricular wall thickness and mass.
Researchers evaluated sudden cardiac death risk associated with both body mass index and electrocardiographic abnormalities across body mass index categories.
Discoloration of norepinephrine biartrate is indicative of degradation and could lead to decreased effectiveness.
Although approximately 50% of both men and women experienced warning symptoms prior to sudden cardiac arrest, only 19% of patients contacted emergency medical services.