Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-the relevance of heart failure. The Maastricht Circulatory Arrest Registry
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-the relevance of heart failure. The Maastricht Circulatory Arrest Registry
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DOI:
10.1016/s0195-668x(03)00191-x
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发表时间:
2003-07-01
影响因子:
39.3
通讯作者:
Wellens, HJJ
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作者:
Gorgels, APM;Gijsbers, C;Wellens, HJJ
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 9.2/10 000 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 aetiotogy, 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. (C) 2003 The European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.