Table 3.
Source | Definitional equivalents of SCA or SCD |
Estimated incidence of SCD (no primary data presented)* |
Sources for estimate | Publicati on Date |
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Myerburg et al.(2) |
Sudden cardiac death defined as “cardiovascular deaths that are sudden and unexpected.” |
300,000 | 1) Reported “estimates are based on published epidemiologic and clinical data” with two citations: a) Myerburg RJ, Castellanos A. Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. In: Braunwald E: ed. Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 4th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1992:756–89; b) Myerburg RJ, Kessler KM, Castellanos A. Sudden cardiac death. Structure, function, and time-dependence of risk. Circulation. 1992;85(Suppl 1):I2–10. |
1993 |
AHA Heart Disease and Stroke(20) |
SCD = sudden cardiac death, defined as “sudden cardiac deaths from coronary disease.” |
335,000 | 1) Only sources listed are ICD-9 codes 427.4 and ICD-10 code I49.0* |
2004 |
ICD = International Classification of Diseases
No primary data presented in publication.