Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death Manifesting With Documented Ventricular Fibrillation or Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to develop a novel clinical prediction algorithm for avertable sudden cardiac death.

Background

Sudden cardiac death manifests as ventricular fibrillation (VF)/ ventricular tachycardia (VT) potentially treatable with defibrillation, or nonshockable rhythms (pulseless electrical activity/asystole) with low likelihood of survival. There are no available clinical risk scores for targeted prediction of VF/VT.

Methods

Subjects with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest presenting with documented VF or pulseless VT (33% of total cases) were ascertained prospectively from the Portland, Oregon, metro area with population ≈1 million residents (n = 1,374, 2002-2019). Comparisons of lifetime clinical records were conducted with a control group (n = 1,

SUBMITTER: Chugh SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034059 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature