Table 2.
SCD Among Patients With Sarcoidosis Compared With Age‐ and Sex‐Matched Comparators Without Sarcoidosis
| Cause category | No. of deaths in sarcoidosis/nonsarcoidosis | Rate* in sarcoidosis (95% CI) | Rate* in nonsarcoidosis (95% CI) | Hazard ratio† (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any SCD, A, B, C, D, E | 10/9 | 192 (92–352) | 155 (71–294) | 1.28 (0.52–3.17) |
| Any definite SCD, A, B, C | 3/1 | 57 (12–168) | 17 (0.4–95) | 3.35 (0.35–32.24) |
| Any SCD at night, 22:00–06:00 | 3/1 | 57 (12–168) | 17 (0.4–95) | 3.76 (0.39–36.47) |
| Any SCD at day | 6/6 | 115 (42–250) | 103 (38–224) | 1.16 (0.37–3.60) |
| Any SCD at unknown time | ½ | … | … | |
| Women: any SCD | 6/6 | 217 (79–471) | 205 (75–447) | 1.12 (0.36–3.47) |
| Men: any SCD | 4/3 | 163 (44–418) | 103 (21–302) | 1.49 (0.33–6.69) |
A indicates definite fatal myocardial infarction; B, definite sudden death because of coronary heart disease; C, definite fatal coronary heart disease; D, possible fatal coronary heart disease; E, non–coronary heart disease (ie, arrhythmic SCD); and SCD, sudden cardiac death.
*
Rate per 100 000 person‐years.
†
Unadjusted because of small number of events.