2023-08-30 17:45:32
Medical science is one step closer to helping people detect sudden cardiac arrest before it happens, thanks to a new study.
This study was carried out by a team made up of, among others, Sumeet Chugh and Kyndaron Reinier, from the Smidt Heart Institute, part of the Cedars-Sinai health network in the United States.
The study authors found that 50% of people who experienced sudden cardiac arrest also experienced a telltale symptom 24 hours before the loss of cardiac function.
Chugh and his colleagues also found that this warning symptom was different for women than it was for men. For women, the most prominent symptom of impending sudden cardiac arrest was shortness of breath, while men experienced chest pain.
Smaller subgroups of both sexes experienced abnormal sweating and seizure-like activity.
Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of 90% of those who experience it, marking the urgent need to better predict and prevent the condition.
Research team members. (Photo: Ventura County EMS Agency)
“Taking advantage of warning symptoms to effectively triage those who need to make an EMS call could lead to early intervention and the prevention of imminent death,” said Chugh, director of the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention. from the Smidt Heart Institute. The findings in this study could lead to a new paradigm for the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.”
El estudio se titula “Warning symptoms associated with imminent sudden cardiac arrest: a population-based case-control study with external validation”. Y se ha publicado en la revista académica The Lancet Digital Health. (Fuente: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
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