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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-the relevance of heart failure. The Maastricht Circulatory Arrest Registry
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
* Correspondence to: Anton P.M. Gorgels, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel: 0031 433875101; Fax: 0031 433875104
E-mail address: gorgels{at}cardio.azm.nl
Received 7 November 2002; revised 2 March 2003; accepted 14 March 2003
Aims To describe the incidence and aetiology of heart failure in out-of-hospital sudden circulatory arrest (SCA) in the Maastricht area of the Netherlands.
Methods All cases of SCA were studied in the age group 20 to 75 years between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000. Demographic characteristics, aetiology and clinical features, related to heart failure were studied.
Results Four hundred and ninety-two patients were included (72% men), mean age of 62±10. The yearly incidence of SCA was 9.2/10000 inhabitants. Sudden death represented 19% of all deaths, occurring in the same time period. In 52% of the men and 59% of women, SCA was the first manifestation of heart disease. In the SCA group with a cardiac history overt heart failure was present in 26% of the cases, the time interval between the first heart failure episode and SCA being 4.3±6.3 year. In the heart failure group the majority had previously been in a poor functional class and LVEF. Concerning aetiology, of the SCA group, 77% were known with CAD and 72% with an old MI. Also in the group with a LVEF >50% CAD was the most frequent cause.
Conclusions There is an increased risk of SCA at poorer pump function and most SCA victims with previous heart failure are in a poor functional class SCA. However heart failure is seen in only a minority of the SCA population. CAD is by far the most common cause of SCA.
Key Words: Sudden death • Heart failure • Population based • Incidence • Aetiology
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