Causes and characteristics of unexpected sudden cardiac death in octogenarians/nonagenarians

<h4>Introduction</h4> The risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) increases with ageing. <h4>Methods</h4> We evaluated causes and characteristics of unexpected SCD in SCD victims aged ≥ 80 years in a consecutive series of 5,869 SCD victims in Northern Finland. All the victims und...

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Main Authors: Elisa Puolitaival, Juha Vähätalo, Lauri Holmström, M. Anette E. Haukilahti, Lasse Pakanen, Olavi H. Ukkola, M. Juhani Junttila, Heikki V. Huikuri, Juha S. Perkiömäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118134/?tool=EBI