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. 2016 Dec;5(3):177–182. doi: 10.15420/aer.2016:11:2

Table 1: Common Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Ischaemic Heart Disease
Myocardial infarction (including non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction)
Anomalous coronary origin
Coronary spasm
Inherited Channelopathies
Long QT syndrome
Short QT syndrome
Brugada syndrome
Early repolarisation syndrome
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Cardiomyopathies
Alcoholic
Hypertrophic
Idiopathic
Obesity-related
Fibrotic
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis
Heart Failure
Especially with left ventricular ejection fraction <35 %
Valve disease
Aortic stenosis
Congenital diseases
Tetralogy of Fallot
Other causes
Severe electrolyte disturbances
Massive pulmonary embolus
Vigorous activity in sedentary individuals
Acute psychosocial and economic stress