Ante-mortem characterization of sudden deaths as first-manifestation in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is a relative paucity of data on ante-mortem clinical characteristics of young (age 1 to 35 years) sudden death (SD) victims. The aim of the study was to characterize ante-mortem characteristics of SD victims, in a selected national cohort identified by a web search.

Methods

A dataset of all SD (January 2010 and December 2015) was built from national forensic data and medical records, integrated with Google search model. Families were contacted to obtain consent for interviews. Data were obtained on ante-mortem symptoms. ECG characteristics and autopsy data were available.

Results

Out of 301 SD cases collected, medical and family history was available in 132 (43.9%). Twenty-eight (21.1%) had a positive family history for SD. SD occurred during sport/effo

SUBMITTER: Frontera A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8983542 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature