Risk factor profile for sudden cardiac death during mountain hiking
Risk factor profile for sudden cardiac death during mountain hiking
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DOI:
10.1055/s-2007-964850
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Ulmer, H.
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作者:
Burtscher, M.;Pachinger, O.;Ulmer, H.
Mountain hiking is associated with a death rate of about 4 deaths per 100000 hikers annually. About 50% of all fatalities during mountain hiking are sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs). But there are only few data available regarding risk factors and triggers associated with SCD during mountain hiking. Thus, a case-control analysis between persons who died suddenly during mountain hiking and randomly selected controls was carried out. Risk factor profiles of 179 males over the age of 34 who suffered SCD during mountain hiking were compared to those of 537 matched controls. Hikers who died suddenly during mountain hiking were much more likely to have had a prior MI (17 % vs. 0.9 %; p < 0.001), known coronary artery disease (CAD) without prior MI (17% vs. 4%; p