"Death, Sudden" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D003645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260.322
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death, Sudden" by people in Profiles.
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QRS Fragmentation as a Risk Marker for Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Nov; 9(11):2353-2355.
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Cardiac and autonomic mechanisms contributing to SUDEP. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Feb; 32(1):21-9.
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Vascular compromise as a cause of sudden death in a pediatric patient with widely metastatic testicular germ cell tumor. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Oct; 31(10):756-7.
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B genotype determines risk for sudden death. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 Jan; 43(1):77-86.
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Autonomic nervous system dysregulation: breathing and heart rate perturbation during wakefulness in young girls with Rett syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2006 Oct; 60(4):443-9.
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Metamorphosis: the natural history of coronary heart disease. Sudden death is common. Unexpected death is not. Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 16; 118(1):10-3.
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Enhancement of myocardial vulnerability by atrial fibrillation. Am J Ther. 2004 Jan-Feb; 11(1):33-43.
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Psychosocial and physiological predictors of sudden cardiac death after healing of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 1988 May 01; 61(13):979-83.
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Clinical characteristics of sudden death: implications for survival. Cardiovasc Clin. 1985; 15(3):107-17.
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New directions in antiarrhythmic drug therapy. Am J Cardiol. 1984 Aug 13; 54(4):8B-17B.