Day-of-the-week variation of sudden unexpected cardiac death
Latola, Hanna; Mattila, Severi M.; Pakanen, Lasse; Holmström, Lauri; Kauppila, Janna; Ukkola, Olavi H.; Junttila, M. Juhani; Huikuri, Heikki V.; Perkiömäki, Juha S. (2024-02-09)
Elsevier
09.02.2024
Hanna Latola, Severi M. Mattila, Lasse Pakanen, Lauri Holmström, Janna Kauppila, Olavi H. Ukkola, M Juhani Junttila, Heikki V. Huikuri, Juha S. Perkiömäki, Day-of-the-week variation of sudden unexpected cardiac death, International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, Volume 20, 2024, 200246, ISSN 2772-4875, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200246
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202402211896
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202402211896
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Abstract
Background:
There has been some controversy about the day-of-the-week (septadian) variation of unexpected sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Methods:
We evaluated the incidence of unexpected SCD on different days of the week in a consecutive series of 5869 SCD victims from Northern Finland [the FINGESTURE study (Finnish Genetic Study of Arrhythmic Events)]. As it is mandatory in Finland, a medico-legal autopsy was performed on all unexpected sudden death victims. The autopsies were performed between the years 1998–2017.
Results:
The mean incidence of unexpected SCD was higher at weekends (during the days from Friday to Sunday, peaking on Saturday) than during the days from Monday to Thursday (8.54 ± 0.72 vs. 7.22 ± 0.19 SCDs per day of the week per 100,000 inhabitants per year, p < 0.001). Regardless of sex or ischemic versus non-ischemic etiology of SCD, the distribution of the occurrence of SCD among the days of the week was similar compared with the whole SCD cohort.
Conclusion:
The incidence of unexpected SCD was highest at weekends (during the days from Friday to Sunday, peaking on Saturday).
Background:
There has been some controversy about the day-of-the-week (septadian) variation of unexpected sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Methods:
We evaluated the incidence of unexpected SCD on different days of the week in a consecutive series of 5869 SCD victims from Northern Finland [the FINGESTURE study (Finnish Genetic Study of Arrhythmic Events)]. As it is mandatory in Finland, a medico-legal autopsy was performed on all unexpected sudden death victims. The autopsies were performed between the years 1998–2017.
Results:
The mean incidence of unexpected SCD was higher at weekends (during the days from Friday to Sunday, peaking on Saturday) than during the days from Monday to Thursday (8.54 ± 0.72 vs. 7.22 ± 0.19 SCDs per day of the week per 100,000 inhabitants per year, p < 0.001). Regardless of sex or ischemic versus non-ischemic etiology of SCD, the distribution of the occurrence of SCD among the days of the week was similar compared with the whole SCD cohort.
Conclusion:
The incidence of unexpected SCD was highest at weekends (during the days from Friday to Sunday, peaking on Saturday).
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