Cardiac Sudden Death

Unexpected rapid natural death due to cardiovascular collapse within one hour of initial symptoms. It is usually caused by the worsening of existing heart diseases. The sudden onset of symptoms, such as CHEST PAIN and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, particularly VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, can lead to the loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest followed by biological death. (from Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., 2005)

Also Known As:

Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Death, Sudden Cardiac; Sudden Cardiac Death; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Cardiac Arrest, Sudden; Arrest, Sudden Cardiac; Cardiac Arrests, Sudden; Cardiac Death, Sudden; Death, Cardiac Sudden; Sudden Death, Cardiac

Cardiovascular Diseases: 91362
- Heart Diseases: 26014
  - Heart Arrest: 20582
    - Cardiac Sudden Death: 5731
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- Pathologic Processes: 10023
  - Death: 12326
    - Sudden Death: 5210
      - Cardiac Sudden Death: 5731

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