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. 2016 Oct 22;16(4):121–125. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2016.10.004

Table 3.

Cardiac causes of unexplained sudden death (n = 181).

No identifiable cause, No. (%) 18 (9.9)
MI,a No. (%) 158 (87)
 Acute MI/chronic, No. (%) 109 (60)/49 (27)
 Anterior MI/Non anterior MI,No. (%) 152 (96)/6 (4)
HCM,b No. (%) 3 (1.7)
Non ischemic cardiomyopathy,No. (%) 1 (0.6)
Mitral valve disease,No.(%) 1 (0.6)
a

MI –myocardial infarction.

b

HCM-Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.