Andishmand, Abbas, Mirzadeh, Fatemah Sadat, Mirzaei, Masoud, Seyed Hossaini Tezerjani, Seyed Mostafa, Mirzadeh, Mojtaba (2023). Family history of sudden cardiac death among victims of sudden death in yazd, iran. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 3(2), 7-12. doi: 10.18502/cbj.v3i2.15172
Abbas Andishmand; Fatemah Sadat Mirzadeh; Masoud Mirzaei; Seyed Mostafa Seyed Hossaini Tezerjani; Mojtaba Mirzadeh. "Family history of sudden cardiac death among victims of sudden death in yazd, iran". Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 3, 2, 2023, 7-12. doi: 10.18502/cbj.v3i2.15172
Andishmand, Abbas, Mirzadeh, Fatemah Sadat, Mirzaei, Masoud, Seyed Hossaini Tezerjani, Seyed Mostafa, Mirzadeh, Mojtaba (2023). 'Family history of sudden cardiac death among victims of sudden death in yazd, iran', Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 3(2), pp. 7-12. doi: 10.18502/cbj.v3i2.15172
Andishmand, Abbas, Mirzadeh, Fatemah Sadat, Mirzaei, Masoud, Seyed Hossaini Tezerjani, Seyed Mostafa, Mirzadeh, Mojtaba Family history of sudden cardiac death among victims of sudden death in yazd, iran. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2023; 3(2): 7-12. doi: 10.18502/cbj.v3i2.15172

Family history of sudden cardiac death among victims of sudden death in yazd, iran

Cardiovascular Biomedicine
Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2023, Pages 7-12    PDF (413.72 K)
Document Type: Original articles
DOI: 10.18502/cbj.v3i2.15172
Authors
Abbas Andishmand1; Fatemah Sadat Mirzadeh* 2; Masoud Mirzaei1; Seyed Mostafa Seyed Hossaini Tezerjani1; Mojtaba Mirzadeh3
1Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ziaeian Hospital, Tehran,Iran
3Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objectives: A positive family history of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is an independent risk factor for mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of a positive family history of SCD and its associated risk factors among victims of sudden death in Yazd.
 
Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated SCD cases in Yazd, Iran, in 2011. The study included victims who were aged 20 years or older, and the cause of death was the cardiac arrest within one hour of symptom onset. The data obtained from families of SCD victims through verbal autopsy interviews.
 
Results: A total of 317 cases of SCD occurred among victims, resulting in an incidence rate of 139.4 per 100,000 population 26.2% had a positive family history of SCD, with a mean age of 60.4 ± 12.3 years. Individuals with a positive family history of SCD had a significantly younger mean age at the time of death (60.9 ± 12.3 vs. 66.9 ± 16.5 years, P = 0.018). The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (odds ratio 1.43, CI 95% = 1.03–1.99, P = 0.042), dyslipidemia (odds ratio 1.47, CI 95% = 1.07–2.1, P = 0.038), chronic coronary artery disease (P =0.027), and revascularization (P = 0.049) had a significant association with positive family history of SCD.
 
Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of assessing family history as a risk factor for SCD, along with other risk factors such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and chronic coronary artery disease.
Keywords
Sudden cardiac death; risk factor; family history; coronary artery disease
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