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A 2011 autopsy-based study found that sudden death was attributed to a cardiac condition in 79.3% of cases, and was unexplained in 20.7%. [3] In the Philippines, sudden adult death syndrome (or in their term, bangungot) is mainly caused by the Brugada syndrome. [14]
The risk of sudden death in young adults with epilepsy is increased 20-40-fold compared to the general population. [32] [33] [20] SUDEP is the number one cause of epilepsy-related death in people with pharmacoresistant epilepsy. [20] Children with epilepsy have a cumulative risk of dying suddenly of 7% within 40 years. [20]
Based on death certificates, sudden cardiac death accounts for about 20% of all deaths in the United States. [152] [153] In the United States, approximately 326,000 cases of out-of-hospital and 209,000 cases of IHCA occur among adults annually, which works out to be an incidence of approximately 110.8 per 100,000 adults per year. [9] [81] [152]
The death of an Arizona Wells Fargo employee who was found dead at her desk has been ruled a natural, sudden cardiac death, according to the local medical examiner. The woman, 60-year-old Denise ...
A TV news station in Tucson, Arizona, is mourning the sudden death of one of its young anchors. KOLD 13 News announced 28-year-old Ana Orsini unexpectedly died last week from a brain aneurysm ...
Commotio cordis is a very rare event, but nonetheless it is often considered when an athlete presents with sudden cardiac death. Some of the sports which have a risk for this cause of trauma are baseball, American football , association football (soccer), ice hockey , polo , rugby football , cricket , softball, pelota , lacrosse , boxing ...
The sudden death of a Mukwonago School Board member is being investigated as a homicide-suicide. Gannett. Alex Groth and Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 6, 2024 at 8:24 AM.
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome may refer to: Brugada syndrome , a genetic disorder in which the electrical activity within the heart is abnormal Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS), a sudden unexpected death of adolescents and adults, mainly during sleep