Screening general population for family history of sudden cardiac death unmasks high risk individuals as potential victims (pilot study)

Hamid, Lamia; Abdelfattah, Alia; Hussien, Khaled; Farouk, Khaled; Amin, Mohamed; Omar, Lina; Mokhtar, M. Sherif

doi:10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.04.002

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“…Although modifiable risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, diabetes, hypocholesteremia, obesity, and behaviors related to an unhealthy lifestyle, including lower consumption of fruit and vegetables, and non-regular physical activity are major determinants of CVD morbidity and mortality [ 22 ], only 8.5% of those with these risk factors in our study reported a high perceived SCD risk. Moreover, the presence of these risk factors did not significantly encourage the young females to improve their lifestyle behaviors to control these modifiable risk factors.…”

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“…The high perceived SCD risk scores were identified among 40.5%, 61.5%, and 100% of female students with 3, 4, and 5 risk factors, respectively. Aggregation of well-known SCD risk factors like age, increased body mass index, no regular exercise, nutritional facts, and chronic cardiovascular diseases, including irregular heart rate and familial incidence of SCD, could contribute to an increased SCD risk [ 21 - 22 ]. The lifetime risk of SCD will increase in individuals who develop several CVD risk factors at a younger age, including genetic predisposition.…”

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“…Smoking was also one of the risk factors that significantly increased the SCD risk by three to fivefold [ 22 ]. This association should increase smokers’ concerns and motivate them to quit it [ 21 ].…”

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Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Perception and Its Relation to Personal Lifestyle Among Female University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ibrahim¹,

Alharbi²,

Alrowili³

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IntroductionRisk perception is the key component of many health behavior changes. This study identified the deliberative sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk perception among young females during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its implication on their willingness to lifestyle change in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study using self-administered online questionnaires was conducted to reach a total of 797 female university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ResultsEighty-six percent of participants showed moderate SCD risk perception, with a mean score of 20.4±4.4. Ninety-six percent of participants had ≥1 established SCD risk factor. A family history of cardiovascular disease and SCD was the most commonly reported risk factor (75.5%), followed by physical inactivity (75.4%). Nearly 60% of participants showed a high willingness to change personal lifestyle behaviors, however, the presence of risk factors did not significantly enhance their willingness to change in order to control these risk factors. ConclusionsThis study identifies the deliberative SCD risk perception among young Saudi women and raises the need for preventive health care programs that enhance healthy behaviors among students at high risk, to minimize cardiovascular diseases and fatalities.

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Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Perception and Its Relation to Personal Lifestyle Among Female University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ibrahim¹,

Alharbi²,

Alrowili³

et al. 2022

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“…В связи с этим многие эксперты призывают искать дополнительные факторы риска для определения показаний к имплантации КД в огромной когорте пациентов с ФВ ЛЖ <35%, особенно, в случае неишемического генеза СН [7]. Обсуждаются значимость верификации генетической природы болезни [8], наличие семейного анамнеза ВСС [9], обмороков неясного генеза [10], неустойчивой желудочковой тахикардии (ЖТ) [11], отсроченного накопления контрастного препарата в миокарде по данным магнитно-резонансной томографии (МРТ) [12] и др. Имеющиеся данные неоспоримо указывают на то, что для реализации аритмогенного сценария ВСС требуются определенные предпосылки -некий субстрат, на выявление которого должна быть ориентирована любая методика, ставящая целью стратификацию риска ВСС [3].…”

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Risk stratification of sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients: is left ventricular ejection fraction alone sufficient?

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Илов Н. Н.*-к.м.н., доцент кафедры сердечно-сосудистой хирургии, врачсердечно-сосудистый хирург отделения хирургического лечения сложных нарушений ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции, ORCID: 0000-0003-1294-9646, Пальникова О. В.-врач-кардиолог отделения хирургического лечения сложных нарушений ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции, ORCID: 0000-0002-4476-5174, Стомпель Д. Р.-зав. отделением функциональной диагностики, ORCID: 0000-0002-2400-8045, Николаева Е. В.-зав. отделением лучевой диагностики, ORCID: 0000-0001-5701-2449, Нечепуренко А. А.-к.м.н., зав. отделением хирургического лечения сложных нарушений ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции, ORCID: 0000-0001-5722-9883.

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“…Sudden cardiac death remains a major cause of mortality, accounting for 10–20% of deaths. The annual incidence of SCD is estimated as 1–1.8 in 100,000 in a subject, approximately more than 3.7 million per year around the world [ 2 ]. Potential number of SCD is caused by cardiomyopathies, primary electrical diseases, conduction system disorders, inherited heart diseases and abnormal heart rhythms [ 3 ].…”

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Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in Egyptian patients younger than 40 years

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Background Sudden cardiac death in young people is a major problem. The causes are well known; however, they may not be discovered before the episode of sudden death. A challenge for the future is identifying patients at risk before an episode of sudden cardiac death. Development of preventive and educational programs is required to identify sudden cardiac death/sudden cardiac arrest (SCD/SCA) risk factors, causes and characteristics. We aimed to study the characteristics of SCD/SCA in a cohort of young Egyptian population. Our retrospective cohort study included 246 patients of SCD/SCA who were collected from 5000 records of arrhythmia patients from January 2010 till January 2020. The records of the specialized arrhythmia clinic were reviewed to collect the families of SCD/SCA. All patients and/or their first-degree relatives were subjected to thorough history taking and clinical evaluation and investigations. Comparisons were done regarding age group and presence of positive family history of SCD. Results Males constituted 56.9% of the study population. Mean age was 26.6 ± 12.73 years. Positive family history was present in 202 (82.1%) cases. Sixty-one percent of the cases had history of syncopal attacks. SCD/SCA during non-exertion or sleep occurred in 50.4% of cases. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was the most common cause of SCD/SCA (20.3%), followed by dilated cardiomyopathy (19.1%), long QT Syndrome (11.4%), complete heart block (8.5%), and Brugada syndrome (6.8%). In the older age group of 18–40 years, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was responsible for SCD in 44 patients (25.3%) versus 6 patients (8.3%) in younger age group (p-value: 0.003). DCM was also dominant in older age group (42 patients; 24.1%) versus 5 patients (6.9%) in younger age group. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was more prevalent in positive family history group (46 patients; 22.8%) versus 4 patients (9.1%) in negative family history group (p-value: 0.041). Conclusion Family history of SCD was the most common risk factor of SCD. The most common cause of SCD in young Egyptian patients below 40 years was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, followed by dilated cardiomyopathy. Both diseases were more common in the age group between 18 and 40 years. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was more common in patients with positive family history of SCD/SCA.

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Screening general population for family history of sudden cardiac death unmasks high risk individuals as potential victims (pilot study)

Cited by 5 publications

References 41 publications

Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Perception and Its Relation to Personal Lifestyle Among Female University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Perception and Its Relation to Personal Lifestyle Among Female University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Risk stratification of sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients: is left ventricular ejection fraction alone sufficient?

Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in Egyptian patients younger than 40 years

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