The Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of sudden cardiac death: a call for multidisciplinary action

E Marijon, K Narayanan, K Smith, S Barra, C Basso… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite major advancements in cardiovascular medicine, sudden cardiac death (SCD)
continues to be an enormous medical and societal challenge, claiming millions of lives …

Number of social determinants of health and fatal and nonfatal incident coronary heart disease in the REGARDS study

MM Safford, E Reshetnyak, MR Sterling, JS Richman… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Social determinants of health (SDH) are individually associated with incident
coronary heart disease (CHD) events. Indices reflecting social deprivation have been …

Life-threatening and major cardiac events during long-distance races: updates from the prospective RACE PARIS registry with a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Gerardin, P Guedeney… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Limited data exist regarding the incidence and aetiology of life-threatening events such
as major cardiac events or exertional heat stroke during long-distance races. We aimed to …

Ethnic disparities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a population-based cohort study among adult Danish immigrants

R Garcia, D Rajan, PE Warming, J Svane… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Ethnicity might impact out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) risk, but it has
scarcely been studied in Europe. We aimed to assess whether ethnicity influenced the risk of …

Mediterranean diet score, dietary patterns, and risk of sudden cardiac death in the REGARDS study

JM Shikany, MM Safford, O Soroka… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of death in the United States.
Few previous studies have investigated the associations of diet scores and dietary patterns …

Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Hispanic or Latino Adults in Southern California: Ventura PRESTO and HCHS/SOL

K Reinier, JY Moon, HS Chugh… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Out‐of‐hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of mortality,
making prevention of SCA a public health priority. No studies have evaluated predictors of …

Facilitating shared decision making among black patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest: a randomized clinical trial

KL Thomas, SM Al-Khatib, AS Kosinski… - Annals of internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Racial disparities in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation
are multifactorial and are partly explained by higher refusal rates. Objective: To assess the …

The association of structural inequities and race with out-of-hospital sudden death during the COVID-19 pandemic

SE Mountantonakis, LM Epstein… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Social influencers of health namely race, ethnicity, and structural inequities are
known to affect the incidence of out of hospital sudden death (OHSD). We sought to examine …

Assisting Black Patients With Decision-Making for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy: Qualitative Findings From the Videos to Reduce Racial Disparities in …

LR Jackson, K McKenna, A Corneli… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The VIVID (Videos for Addressing Racial Disparities in Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy via Innovative Designs) study was a multicenter …

Racial and ethnic disparities in arrhythmia care: a call for action

KL Thomas, J Garg, P Velagapudi, R Gopinathannair… - Heart Rhythm, 2022 - Elsevier
Racial, cultural, and socioeconomic factors drive the disparities in the diagnosis,
management, outcomes, and study of diseases. Among racial and ethnic minority …