Heart Weight Is an Independent Factor Associated With, But Is a Poor Predictor for, Sudden Cardiac Death.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 43(1): 18-22, 2022 Mar 01.
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| ID: mdl-34483235
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT An enlarged heart can cause electrical instability and impaired contractility, leading to fatal arrhythmia and acute heart failure, and is associated with sudden cardiac death. However, there is limited postmortem evidence on whether heart weight is an independent factor associated with sudden cardiac death. This 18-month retrospective study examined 108 adult heart weights in which all the hearts were weighed after dissection, blood and blood clots removed, rinsed in water, and pat dried. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed heart weight was an independent factor associated with sudden cardiac death. However, after normalization, the heart weight was a poor predictor of sudden cardiac death with an area under the curve less than 0.7 in the plotted receiver operating characteristic curve.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Morte Súbita Cardíaca
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália