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Sudden cardiac arrest

MedGen UID:
354518
•Concept ID:
C1720824
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Arrest, Sudden Cardiac; Cardiac Arrest, Sudden; Cardiac Arrests, Sudden; Sudden Cardiac Arrest
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0100511

Definition

The sudden loss of all heart activity due to an irregular heart rhythm. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: Executive summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
Heart Rhythm 2018 Oct;15(10):e190-e252. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.10.035. PMID: 29097320
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
Heart Rhythm 2018 Oct;15(10):e73-e189. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.10.036. PMID: 29097319
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
Circulation 2018 Sep 25;138(13):e272-e391. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000549. PMID: 29084731

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Incidence and Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes.
Harmon KG
Clin Sports Med 2022 Jul;41(3):369-388. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2022.02.002. PMID: 35710267
Post-operative management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Mitra S, Ramanathan K, MacLaren G
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2022 Jan;30(1):57-63. Epub 2022 Feb 15 doi: 10.1177/02184923211069189. PMID: 35167344
Epidemiology and risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest.
Zimmerman DS, Tan HL
Curr Opin Crit Care 2021 Dec 1;27(6):613-616. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000896. PMID: 34629421
Cardiomyopathies: An Overview.
Ciarambino T, Menna G, Sansone G, Giordano M
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Jul 19;22(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms22147722. PMID: 34299342Free PMC Article
Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management.
Kumar A, Avishay DM, Jones CR, Shaikh JD, Kaur R, Aljadah M, Kichloo A, Shiwalkar N, Keshavamurthy S
Rev Cardiovasc Med 2021 Mar 30;22(1):147-158. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm.2021.01.207. PMID: 33792256

Diagnosis

Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports in Children and Adolescents.
Bohm P, Barra S, Weizman O, Narayanan K, Meyer T, Schmied C, Bougouin W, Jouven X, Marijon E
Circulation 2024 Mar 5;149(10):794-796. Epub 2024 Mar 4 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064739. PMID: 38437484
Cardiomyopathies: An Overview.
Ciarambino T, Menna G, Sansone G, Giordano M
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Jul 19;22(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms22147722. PMID: 34299342Free PMC Article
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Oct 2;72(14):e91-e220. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.054. PMID: 29097296
International criteria for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: Consensus statement.
Drezner JA, Sharma S, Baggish A, Papadakis M, Wilson MG, Prutkin JM, Gerche A, Ackerman MJ, Borjesson M, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Owens DS, Chung EH, Emery MS, Froelicher VF, Heidbuchel H, Adamuz C, Asplund CA, Cohen G, Harmon KG, Marek JC, Molossi S, Niebauer J, Pelto HF, Perez MV, Riding NR, Saarel T, Schmied CM, Shipon DM, Stein R, Vetter VL, Pelliccia A, Corrado D
Br J Sports Med 2017 May;51(9):704-731. Epub 2017 Mar 3 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097331. PMID: 28258178
Telecardiology.
Birati E, Roth A
Isr Med Assoc J 2011 Aug;13(8):498-503. PMID: 21910377

Therapy

A Case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Kupchik N, Green J
Am J Nurs 2021 Oct 1;121(10):63-66. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000794284.89236.a3. PMID: 34554992
Automated external defibrillator use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Current limitations and solutions.
Delhomme C, Njeim M, Varlet E, Pechmajou L, Benameur N, Cassan P, Derkenne C, Jost D, Lamhaut L, Marijon E, Jouven X, Karam N
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2019 Mar;112(3):217-222. Epub 2018 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2018.11.001. PMID: 30594573
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Al-Khatib SM, Stevenson WG, Ackerman MJ, Bryant WJ, Callans DJ, Curtis AB, Deal BJ, Dickfeld T, Field ME, Fonarow GC, Gillis AM, Granger CB, Hammill SC, Hlatky MA, Joglar JA, Kay GN, Matlock DD, Myerburg RJ, Page RL
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Oct 2;72(14):e91-e220. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.054. PMID: 29097296
Caffeine and cardiovascular health.
Turnbull D, Rodricks JV, Mariano GF, Chowdhury F
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2017 Oct;89:165-185. Epub 2017 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2017.07.025. PMID: 28756014
Preventing ischemic brain injury after sudden cardiac arrest using NO inhalation.
Kida K, Ichinose F
Crit Care 2014 Mar 18;18(2):212. doi: 10.1186/cc13779. PMID: 25029464Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Incidence and Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes.
Harmon KG
Clin Sports Med 2022 Jul;41(3):369-388. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2022.02.002. PMID: 35710267
Epidemiology and risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest.
Zimmerman DS, Tan HL
Curr Opin Crit Care 2021 Dec 1;27(6):613-616. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000896. PMID: 34629421
How to recognise sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch.
de Jong JS, Jorstad HT, Thijs RD, Koster RW, Wieling W
Br J Sports Med 2020 Oct;54(19):1178-1180. Epub 2019 Dec 9 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101159. PMID: 31818846
Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Global and Regional Perspectives.
Wong CX, Brown A, Lau DH, Chugh SS, Albert CM, Kalman JM, Sanders P
Heart Lung Circ 2019 Jan;28(1):6-14. Epub 2018 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.08.026. PMID: 30482683
The spectrum of epidemiology underlying sudden cardiac death.
Hayashi M, Shimizu W, Albert CM
Circ Res 2015 Jun 5;116(12):1887-906. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.304521. PMID: 26044246Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and genetic evaluation after sudden cardiac arrest.
Harris SL, Lubitz SA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2020 Feb;31(2):570-578. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1111/jce.14333. PMID: 31909521Free PMC Article
Prediction and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.
Morin DP, Homoud MK, Estes NAM 3rd
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2017 Dec;9(4):631-638. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2017.07.012. PMID: 29173406
Teaching Life-Saving Manoeuvres in Primary School.
Calicchia S, Cangiano G, Capanna S, De Rosa M, Papaleo B
Biomed Res Int 2016;2016:2647235. Epub 2016 Nov 13 doi: 10.1155/2016/2647235. PMID: 27957491Free PMC Article
3D CPR Game Can Improve CPR Skill Retention.
Li J, Xu Y, Xu Y, Yue P, Sun L, Guo M, Xiao S, Ding S, Cui Y, Li S, Yang Q, Chang P, Wu Y
Stud Health Technol Inform 2015;216:974. PMID: 26262276
New paradigms in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest and heart failure treatment.
Dohadwala M, Estes NA 3rd, Link MS
Curr Cardiol Rep 2011 Oct;13(5):377-86. doi: 10.1007/s11886-011-0204-3. PMID: 21789575

Recent systematic reviews

Cardiac MRI after Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review.
Scharinger B, Boxhammer E, Rezar R, Hecht S, Wernly S, Widhalm T, Lichtenauer M, Hoppe UC, Hergan K, Wernly B, Strohmer B, Kaufmann R
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2024 Apr;6(2):e230216. doi: 10.1148/ryct.230216. PMID: 38634744Free PMC Article
Long-term outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chin YH, Yaow CYL, Teoh SE, Foo MZQ, Luo N, Graves N, Ong MEH, Ho AFW
Resuscitation 2022 Feb;171:15-29. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.12.026. PMID: 34971720
Circadian Rhythms in Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Review.
Tran DT, St Pierre Schneider B, McGinnis GR
Nurs Res 2021 Jul-Aug 01;70(4):298-309. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000512. PMID: 33883500
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in schools: A systematic review.
Smith CM, Colquhoun MC
Resuscitation 2015 Nov;96:296-302. Epub 2015 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.08.021. PMID: 26386373
Gender and survival after sudden cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bougouin W, Mustafic H, Marijon E, Murad MH, Dumas F, Barbouttis A, Jabre P, Beganton F, Empana JP, Celermajer DS, Cariou A, Jouven X
Resuscitation 2015 Sep;94:55-60. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.018. PMID: 26143159

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