Sudden Death Due to Atherosclerotic Heart Disease in the Very Young Adult

Sudden death in young adults is uncommon and frequently attributed to genetic conditions including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or ion channel diseases. Sudden death due to coronary artery disease in those less than 30 years of age is not commonly reported as an etiology. Sudden death due to atherosc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McNear, Jennifer A, Appel, David A, Castillo-Rojas, Laudino M, Avedissian, Lena, Atwood, J Edwin, Pearse, Lisa A, Potter, Robert N, Burke, Allen P, Tremaine, Ladd, Gentlesk, Philip J, Shry, Eric A, Reich, S S, Eckart, Robert E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ADULTS
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
AUTOPSY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CONTAINS BRIEFING CHARTS ONLY
CORONARY ARTERIES
CORONARY DISEASE
DEATH
DISEASES
ETIOLOGY
GENETICS
HEART
Medicine and Medical Research
SURVEILLANCE
SYMPOSIA
YOUTH
Online Access:Request full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Sudden death in young adults is uncommon and frequently attributed to genetic conditions including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or ion channel diseases. Sudden death due to coronary artery disease in those less than 30 years of age is not commonly reported as an etiology. Sudden death due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in those 30 years is much higher than previous series. Our differences may be due to this be an active surveillance, all with complete autopsies. Death due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in the young occurs frequently without a prodrome and is often non-exertional. Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the American College of Physicians: Army and Air Force Chapters, held in Bethesda, MD, 19 November - 23 November 2008. The original document contains color images.