Obesity in young sudden cardiac death: Rates, clinical features, and insights into people with body mass index >50kg/m2

• Main Authors: Elizabeth D Paratz (Author), Srikkumar Ashokkumar (Author), Alexander van Heusden (Author), Karen Smith (Author), Dominica Zentner (Author), Natalie Morgan (Author), Sarah Parsons (Author), Tina Thompson (Author), Paul James (Author), Vanessa Connell (Author), Andreas Pflaumer (Author), Chris Semsarian (Author), Jodie Ingles (Author), Dion Stub (Author), Andre La Gerche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To contextualize obesity rates in young sudden cardiac death (SCD) against the age-matched national population, and identify clinical and pathologic features in WHO class II and III obesity. Methods: A prospective state-wide out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry included all SCDs in Vic...