Sudden death in children and adolescents

Berger, Stuart; Utech, Lori; Fran Hazinski, Mary

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2004.07.004

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Sudden death in children and adolescents

Berger, Stuart, Utech, Lori, Fran Hazinski, Mary·2004·Pediatric Clinics of North America

DOI 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.07.004

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This article focuses on sudden unexpected cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors discuss the epidemiology of SCD in children and adolescents, its incidence and etiologies, and strategies for prevention. Because most of the episodes of SCD or sudden cardiac arrest in children and adolescents occur in asymptomatic individuals unknown to have an underlying abnormality before their "event," the issues in this article primarily focus on this group of individuals.

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The median of published sudden death rates in children is 1.2-1.3/100,000/year.
“The median of these published sudden death rates in children is at 1.2–1.3/100,000/year.”
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Sudden death rates in children range from 0.8 to 8.5/100,000 patient-years.
“Sudden death rates range from 0.8 to 8.5/100,000 patient-years [20, 30, 98, 99, 159].”
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Sudden death occurs only rarely in the general paediatric population.
“In contrast to adults, sudden death occurs only rarely in the general paediatric population.”
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Authors: Berger, S., Utech, L., & Fran Hazinski, M.
Affiliations: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (US)
Corresponding author: Berger, Stuart
Venue: Pediatric Clinics of North America
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2004-12
Volume: 51
Issue: 6
Pages: 1653-1677
ISSN: 0031-3955 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.07.004
OpenAlex: W1986291515
Cited by: 38
References: 67
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 0.17
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Pediatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Keywords: sudden cardiac death, sudden cardiac arrest, children, adolescents, incidence, etiology, prevention, asymptomatic individuals
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Child, Humans, Preventive Health Services, Risk Factors, United States, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Defibrillators

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