Open AccessSudden cardiac death in children and adolescents (excluding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Author(s) -
Kelly K. Gajewski,
Philip J. Saul
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.74035
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , sudden death , long qt syndrome , cardiology , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , sudden infant death syndrome , coronary artery disease , arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , short qt syndrome , sudden cardiac arrest , cardiomyopathy , pediatrics , resuscitation , heart failure , qt interval , emergency medicine
Sudden death in the young is rare. About 25% of cases occur during sports. Most young people with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have underlying heart disease, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies being commonest in most series. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and long QT syndrome are the most common primary arrhythmic causes of SCD. It is estimated that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and widespread availability of automatic external defibrillators could prevent about a quarter of pediatric sudden deaths.