[Sudden cardiac death: Are women different?]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2016 Dec;65(6):390-394. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2016.10.004. Epub 2016 Nov 4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death is a major public health problem with around 40,000 cases per year in France. Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic differences according to gender have been described in most cardiovascular diseases, including sudden cardiac death. In this article, we will review gender differences in sudden cardiac death incidence, circumstance of occurrence, management, and prognosis.

Keywords: Arrêt cardiaque; Epidemiology; Femme; Fibrillation ventriculaire; Mort subite; Sudden cardiac arrest; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation; Women; Épidémiologie.

MeSH terms

  • Cause of Death
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Frankreich
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Prognosis
  • Sex Factors
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / mortality