Sudden death circadian rhythm in Chagasic patients compared to non-Chagasic patients

Márques, Juan; Mendoza, Iván; Suárez, Claudia de; Moleiro, Federico; Mendoza-Britto, Iván; Marques-Mejías, M A

doi:10.1080/07420528.2017.1293086

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“…The average sample size for studies included in this analysis was ~12,000 (ranging from n = 94 to n = 258,197). Although three other research teams (Aronow et al, 1994; Maron et al, 1994; Marques et al, 2017) identified a time-of-day rhythm in SCA incidence with similarly small sample sizes, a small sample size could have contributed to the lack of sensitivity in the findings of Watanabe et al (2014).…”

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Circadian Rhythms in Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2021

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Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a serious public health issue caused by the cessation of cardiac electrical and mechanical activity. Despite advances in pedestrian lifesaving technologies like defibrillators, the SCA mortality rate remains high, and survivors are at risk of suffering ischemic injury to various organs. Understanding the contributing factors for SCA is essential for improving morbidity and mortality. One factor capable of influencing SCA incidence and survival is the time of day at which SCA occurs.Objectives: This review focused on the effect of time of day on SCA incidence, survival rate, and survival to discharge over the past 30 years and the role of age, sex, and SCA location in modulating the timing of SCA.Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews criteria guided this review. Four databases (PubMed, Cochrane Libraries, Scopus, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) were queried for research reports or articles addressing time of day and cardiac arrest, which were subsequently screened by the authors for inclusion in this analysis.Results: A total of 48 articles were included in the final analysis. This analysis showed a bimodal SCA distribution with a primary peak in the morning and a secondary peak in the afternoon; these peaks were dependent on age (older persons), sex (more frequent in males), and the location of occurrence (out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vs. in-hospital cardiac rest). Survival following SCA was lowest between midnight and 06:00 a.m.Discussion: The circadian rhythm likely plays an important role in the time-of-day-dependent pattern that is evident in both the incidence of and survival following SCA. There is a renewed call for nursing research to examine or address circadian rhythm as an element in studies involving older adults and activities affecting cardiovascular or respiratory parameters.

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