Sudden Death: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Sudden Death

Cardiomyopathy

A thorough family history of juvenile sudden death, ventricular arrhythmias and ICD implants should always be sought. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sudden Death Risk A major impetus in HCM has been the identification of those patients at increased risk for sudden death. [doi.org]

The ICD is the best protection against sudden death. [barnesjewish.org]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Measured risk factors for sudden death included family history of sudden death, massive left ventricular hypertrophy, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia on Holter monitoring [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Unexplained syncope is a risk marker for sudden death. [patient.info]

These advances have changed its natural history, with prevention of sudden death and reversal of HF, thereby restoring quality of life with extended (if not normal) longevity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Crack Ingestion

In rare instances, sudden death can occur on the first use of cocaine or unexpectedly thereafter. However, there is no way to determine who is prone to sudden death. [recoverythroughsupport.com]

Any route of administration can potentially lead to absorption of toxic amounts of cocaine, causing heart attacks, strokes, or seizures—all of which can result in sudden death [drugabuse.gov]

Cocaethylene is associated with a greater risk of sudden death than cocaine alone. 1 What Treatment Options Exist? [thebody.com]

Myocardial Infarction

The primary outcome was the composite of sudden death or death from ventricular tachyarrhythmia at 90 days (arrhythmic death). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sudden death The term sudden death is used imprecisely and includes death that is almost instantaneous as well as death in which rapidly deteriorating disease processes may [britannica.com]

The most common outcome of a cardiac arrest is sudden death. [verywellhealth.com]

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Crossref | PubMed Virmani R, Burke AP, Farb A, Sudden cardiac death, Cardiovasc Pathol, 2001;10:275–82. [uscjournal.com]

Here, a rare case of sudden death due to tuberculous coronary arteritis with tuberculous coronary thrombosis resulting in acute myocardial infarction is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We have recently experienced 2 cases of sudden death after bone fracture surgery, in which AMI and pulmonary thromboembolism were clinically suspected as causes of death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tumor Lysis Syndrome

 Cardiac manifestations may include asystole, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, syncope, and possible sudden death. 8. [slideshare.net]

Clinical TLS is defined as laboratory TLS with either an increased serum creatinine, cardiac arrhythmia, seizure activity, or sudden death. [bestpractice.bmj.com]

Cardiac dysrhythmias can occur secondary to hyperkalemia and hypocalcemia, molecular symptoms such as cramps can occur secondary to hypocalcemia, and there can be sudden death [lymphomation.org]

Pulmonary Embolism

There was no sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is often misdiagnosed, or the diagnosis is delayed because of its diverse clinical manifestations, it may even remain asymptomatic until sudden death [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSION: The present case is interesting because a non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism rarely results in sudden death, and a definitive diagnosis was possible only by a histopathological [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia

They present the diagnostical algorithm used for the detection of risk of sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

death [3-5]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In the absence of manifest pre-excitation (WPW syndrome), the risk of sudden death is very small. [patient.info]

Mitral Valve Prolapse

As a consequence, sudden death might occur in these patients, thought to be caused by an arrhythmogenic event. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

death, let alone a cause of sudden death. [verywell.com]

The presented cases suggest that even clinically benign cases of MVPS in young adults might result in sudden unexpected death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aortic Valve Stenosis

death. 1,4–6 Several studies have attempted to ascertain the risk of sudden death in the population of asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. [doi.org]

Sudden death Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart abruptly ceases to function from one or more existing problems. [cigna.com]

Key words: Bicuspid aortic valve, autopsy, aortic stenosis, sudden death. Keywords bicuspid aortic valve autopsy aortic stenosis sudden death 1. [adlitipbulteni.com]

Brugada Syndrome

Without treatment, sudden cardiac death occurs in men under 40 years of age. [symptoma.com]

Signs and symptoms related to arrhythmias, including sudden death, can occur from early infancy to late adulthood. Sudden death typically occurs around age 40. [web.archive.org]

Title Other Names: Right bundle branch block, ST segment elevation, and sudden death syndrome; Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome Categories: Brugada syndrome is a [web.archive.org]

Ventricular Arrhythmia

[…] autopsy in sudden death victims 3.3 Risk prediction of sudden cardiac death 3.4 Prevention of sudden cardiac death in special settings 4. [escardio.org]

VT can arise from areas around scars and increases the risk of sudden cardiac death. [londonarrhythmiacentre.co.uk]

[…] cardiac death after heart transplantation 12.7 Sudden cardiac death in athletes 12.8 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome 12.9 Prevention of sudden cardiac death in the elderly [escardio.org]

Long QT Syndrome

The mean (standard deviation) QTc in carriers was 493 (42) ms (3 [23%] showed normal QTc); 6 (46%) had symptoms (4, syncope; 1, sudden death; 1, aborted sudden death [proband [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The use of intracardiac defibrillators (ICD) is widely considered in patients at high risk for sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sudden death: LQTS patients may progress to dysrhythmia which may succumb to sudden death if no electric defibrillation is done soon. [symptoma.com]

Cardiac Arrest

[…] arrest sudden cardiac arrest SCA CARDIAC CONDUCTION DEFECT Sudden Cardiac Death Familial Sudden Death edit English cardiac arrest sudden stop in effective blood flow due [wikidata.org]

This is often referred to by doctors as "sudden death" or "sudden cardiac death (SCD)." [medicinenet.com]

What causes sudden cardiac death? All known heart diseases can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. [web.archive.org]

Eisenmenger Syndrome

There were 21 (13%) documented deaths, of which 8 (5%) were sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pregnancy should ideally be avoided in a woman with Eisenmenger's syndrome, since it carries a high (approximately 50 percent) risk of sudden death, frequently occurring a [nejm.org]

A significant proportion develop arrhythmia and some, sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ventricular Fibrillation

Identification of risk of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in athletes. In: Estes NA, Salem DN, Wang PJ, eds. Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Ventricular fibrillation is the main cause of sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction. [healio.com]

[…] cardiac death: The Task Force for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology [emedicine.medscape.com]

Kounis Syndrome

Europe. [2] Frequently sudden death is attributed to cardiac involvement but there are other causes of sudden death, which are not anticipated. [jpgmonline.com]

Kounis syndrome Hypersensitivity myocarditis Cardiac symptoms Acute chest pain + - Chest discomfort + + Dyspnea + + Palpitations + + Sudden death + + Cardiac signs Elevated [medscape.com]

"Eosinophilic coronary periarteritis (vasospastic angina and sudden death), a new type of coronary arteritis: report of seven autopsy cases and a review of the literature" [en.wikipedia.org]

Coronary Atherosclerosis

PURPOSE: The goal of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of post-mortem serum hs-TnT assay in cases of sudden death related to IHD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Data Synthesis Of the 3635 citations retrieved, 20 studies of 68 680 patients were included, reporting 7044 deaths, 3993 cardiac deaths, 1150 sudden deaths, 1837 myocardial [doi.org]

death. [medicinenet.com]

Acute Myocarditis

death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The clinical course, however, varies from asymptomatic to sudden cardiac death. [symptoma.com]

Sudden adult death syndrome and other non-ischaemic causes of sudden cardiac death. Heart 2006;92:316-20. [ PubMed ] Doolan A, Langlois N, Semsarian C. [cdt.amegroups.com]

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

KEYWORDS: Wolff–Parkinson–White; atrial fibrillation; sudden death [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The purpose of our study was to examine the natural history, the development of arrhythmias, and the incidence of sudden death in an entire cohort of pediatric and adult WPW [doi.org]

The incidence of sudden death in a local community-based population is low and suggests that electrophysiological testing should not be performed routinely in asymptomatic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Marfan Syndrome

These aneurysms upon rupture may lead to sudden deaths. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The examination revealed three cases of sudden death in a context of chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sudden death in young competitive athletes: clinicopathologic correlations in 22 cases. Am J Med. 1990; 89 : 588 –596. ↵ Maron BJ. Sudden death in young athletes. [web.archive.org]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

[…] category) Crib death Sudden infant death syndrome [wikidata.org]

[…] of nonspecific cause in infancy Sudden infant death syndrome (context-dependent category) Sudden infant death syndrome (finding) Sudden infant death syndrome NOS (context-dependent [wikidata.org]

English sudden infant death syndrome syndrome that is characterized by the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by medical history and remains unexplained after [wikidata.org]

Adams-Stokes Syndrome

During the monitoring, there is the danger of syncopes occurring and there are even reports of sudden cardiac death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Stokes-Adams attacks represent an emergency because of the possibility of sudden death. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

We therefore developed a pacemaker for cardiac arrest monitoring and the prevention of Adams-Stokes syndrome and sudden cardiac death, which has the following functions: [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Glue Sniffing

Glue sniffing has been linked to sudden death and chronic damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, peripheral nerves, and brain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

death; direct contact may cause erythema, defatting dermatitis, paresthesias, conjunctivitis, keratitis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] vapors causes irritation of mucosae, lacrimation, arrhythmias, N&V, mental confusion, hypoxia and hypercarbia, hallucinations, chemical pneumonitis, respiratory arrest, sudden [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Cardiac Concussion

A cardiac concussion is a rare and often overlooked cause of sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical profile of commotio cordis: an under appreciated cause of sudden death in the young during sports and other activities. [cambridge.org]

localized impact to the chest that is theorized to result in almost simultaneous sudden death from a disruption to the conductive system. [journals.lww.com]

Rhabdomyoma of the Myocardium

[…] cardiac death ( Pediatr Dev Pathol 2007;10:129 ) Not a true neoplasm, but a hamartoma or malformation due to mutation in TSC1 and TSC2 genes 50% of patients have tuberous [pathologyoutlines.com]

Sudden death has been reported in 66% of pediatric patients. 47 This is thought to result from acute rupture into the pericardial space, causing sudden cardiac tamponade, [radiologykey.com]

Discussion Rhabdomyomas are frequently located in the left ventricle ( 7 ) and may cause sudden death in infants ( 8 ). [jtd.amegroups.com]

Foreign Body in the Larynx

Discussion Foreign body lodging in the larynx that are completely obstructive usually cause sudden death. [jiom.com.np]

This situation may be followed by sudden death by suffocation. Small amount of fluid may not be a problem, but the situation depends on its salinity. [health-tutor.com]

death and they should be managed immediately. [jemds.com]

Cocaine Abuse

Autopsy, following a sudden, unexpected death, revealed a double aortic arch which was compressing the trachea and the esophagus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an unusual trigger for acute coronary syndrome or sudden death, occurring more frequently in relatively young people and mainly in [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In rare instances, sudden death can occur on the first use of cocaine or unexpectedly thereafter. However, there is no way to determine who is prone to sudden death. [healthieryou.com]

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

Long QT syndrome is implicated as another possibility for sudden death in Kearns-Sayre syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiac conduction defects can develop insidiously, leading to sudden death sometimes if not promptly recognised. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] cardiomyopathy in 20%.6 Unlike other series, sudden death or clinical or subclinical evidence of cardiomyopathy have not been observed in any of our patients. [revespcardiol.org]

Achondroplasia

These complications include respiratory failure, apnea and sudden death. [symptoma.com]

Cervicomedullary compression at the foramen magnum in patients with achondroplasia can be associated with apnea, neurological deficits, and sudden death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Achondroplasia represents hydrocephalus or medullary compression caused by narrowed foramen magnum, which can result in sudden death in some infants. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]