Table 3 Causes of sudden cardiac death and potential inherited cardiac disease in SCD victims aged 1–35 years in Denmark 2000–2009, divided by gender
From: Gender differences in sudden cardiac death in the young-a nationwide study
Cause of sudden cardiac death | Men n = 296 (%) | Women n = 135 (%) | Potential inherited cardiac disease |
|---|---|---|---|
SADS | 124 (42) | 68 (50) | X |
CAD | 41 (14) | 17 (13) | X |
Myocarditis | 19 (6) | 9 (7) | Â |
ARVC | 16 (5) | 9 (7) | X |
Congenital heart | 6 (2) | 7 (5) | Â |
Valve disease | 5 (2) | 5 (4) | Â |
Aortic dissection | 17 (6) | 4 (3) | X |
Hypertrophic heart | 19 (6) | 4 (3) | X |
Connective tissue | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | X |
Conduction defects | 6 (2) | 3 (2) | X |
Other cardiac diseases | 5 (2) | 6 (4) | Â |
Dilated CM | 4 (1) | - | X |
Pulmonary cardiac disease | 3 (1) | - | Â |
Malformation of coronary artery | 3 (1) | - | Â |
Hypertrophic CM | 4 (1) | - | X |
Coarctation | 2 (1) | - | X |
Takyasus | 1 (1) | - | Â |
Fibrosis in heart | 19 (6) | - | X |
Potential inherited cardiac disease | 254 (86) | 108 (80) | Â |