Low Birth Weight Increases the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: A Nationwide Study of 2.2 Million People

Low Birth Weight Increases the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: A Nationwide Study of 2.2 Million People

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) constitutes a major health problem worldwide. We investigated whether birth weight (BW), small for gestational age (SGA), and large for gestational age are associated with altered risk of SCD among the young (aged 1–36 years). Methods and Results We included all...

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Main Authors: Vilde Waaler Loland, Frederik Nybye Ågesen, Thomas Hadberg Lynge, Anja Pinborg, Reza Jabbari, Peder Emil Warming, Morten Akhøj Pedersen, Bjarke Risgaard, Bo Gregers Winkel, Jacob Tfelt‐Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
birth weight
large for gestational age
small for gestational age
sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018314

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