Obesity in young sudden cardiac death: Rates, clinical features, and insights into people with body mass index >50kg/m2

Obesity in young sudden cardiac death: Rates, clinical features, and insights into people with body mass index >50kg/m2

Objective: To contextualize obesity rates in young sudden cardiac death (SCD) against the age-matched national population, and identify clinical and pathologic features in WHO class II and III obesity. Methods: A prospective state-wide out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry included all SCDs in Vic...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth D Paratz, Srikkumar Ashokkumar, Alexander van Heusden, Karen Smith, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Sarah Parsons, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Chris Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Obesity
Extreme obesity
Sudden cardiac death
Cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667722000538

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