Heart Weight Is an Independent Factor Associated With, But Is a Poor Predictor for, Sudden Cardiac Death.
Journal
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
ISSN: 1533-404X
Titre abrégé: Am J Forensic Med Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8108948
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Mar 2022
01 Mar 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
7
9
2021
medline:
8
2
2022
entrez:
6
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34483235
doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000711
pii: 00000433-202203000-00005
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
18-22Commentaires et corrections
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Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflict of interest.
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