Height and risk of sudden cardiac death: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and Cardiovascular Health studies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an important cause of mortality in the adult population. Height has been associated with cardiac hypertrophy and an increased risk of arrhythmias but also with decreased risk of coronary heart disease, suggesting a complex association with SCD.

Methods

We examined the association of adult height with the risk of physician-adjudicated SCD in two large population-based cohorts: the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.

Results

Over an average follow-up time of 11.7 years in Cardiovascular Health Study, there were 199 (3.6%) cases of SCD among 5556 participants. In Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, over 12.6 years, there were 227 (1.5%) cases of SCD among 15,633 participants. In both

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3945001 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature