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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...
Blackouts, sudden cardiac death [1] Usual onset: Childhood / adolescence: Causes: Genetic: Risk factors: Family history: Diagnostic method: Electrocardiogram (ECG), genetic testing, adrenaline provocation, exercise testing [1] Differential diagnosis: Long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, Andersen-Tawil syndrome, Early repolarization syndrome ...
Sudden death of a young person can be caused by heart disease (including cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, myocarditis, genetic connective tissue disorders) or conduction disease (WPW syndrome, etc.), medication-related causes or other causes. [13]
Sudden infant death syndrome, the unforeseen and unexplained death of a baby younger than one year old, is by definition a mystery. New clues emerge about possible factors behind sudden infant ...
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is the death of a child over the age of 12 months which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. There has not been enough research to identify risk factors, common characteristics, or prevention strategies for SUDC. SUDC is similar in concept to sudden infant death syndrome ...
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is a humanitarian charitable organisation helping to raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD, SCD), including sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS, SDS). CRY was established in May 1995 by Alison Cox MBE and is based in the United Kingdom .
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women, and 1 in 20 U.S. adults have coronary heart disease, the most common type of cardiovascular disease.
A diet high in fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. [97] Vegetarians have a lower risk of heart disease, [98] [99] possibly due to their greater consumption of fruits and vegetables. [100] Evidence also suggests that the Mediterranean diet [101] and a high fiber diet lower the risk. [102] [103]