Sudden Cardiac Death

Incidence Jumps Among Young People, Especially Women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 15th, 2001

In the first study to examine U.S. trends in sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the young, researchers have found that the number of adolescents and young adults who die from sudden cardiac arrest has gone up in the past decade.

The March 1, 2001, report comes from the American Heart Association's 41st Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, held this year in San Antonio, Texas. The yearly death totals from sudden cardiac death for teens and young adults climbed from 2,719 in 1989 to 3,000 in 1996 - a jump of about 10%.

"Explaining these trends will require more scientific studies. But we can speculate that some...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-03-15)

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