Incidence and risk factors of sudden death after orthotopic heart transplantation

Incidence and predictors of sudden cardiac death after heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Eleven studies reported on factors associated with SCD . Table shows the characteristics of these studies.…”

“…Twenty‐two studies evaluated the risk of SCD in all patients undergoing transplantation, and 11 cohorts focused on patients surviving the early post‐transplant period with a pooled incidence rate of SCD of 1.30 per 100 person‐years (95% CI: 1.08‐1.52, I 2 = 75%; Figure ).…”

“…Eleven studies reported on factors associated with SCD. 6,17,24,25,30,31,37,41,[43][44][45] Table 1 shows the characteristics of these studies. Of these, four studies used multivariable analysis 6,17,31,44 ( Table 2).…”

“…and 11 cohorts focused on patients surviving the early post-transplant period[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] with a pooled incidence rate of SCD of 1.30 per 100 person-years (95% CI: 1.08-1.52, I 2 = 75%;Figure 2). By meta-regression, studies including a higher proportion of patients with CAV had a higher risk of SCD, explaining 25% of variation in SCD risk across studies (P = .03).…”