Search Results - "GUNSON, Karen"
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports Activity in Middle Age
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (21-04-2015)“…BACKGROUND—Sports-associated sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) occur mostly during middle age. We sought to determine the burden, characteristics, and outcomes of…”
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Electrocardiographic versus echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and sudden cardiac arrest in the community
Published in Heart rhythm (01-06-2014)“…Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Whether LVH diagnosed by 12-lead ECG vs…”
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Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac arrest in the community
Published in Heart rhythm (01-02-2016)“…Background Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is relatively common in the general population with recently reported prevalence of 1% and familial clustering…”
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Tpeak-to-Tend interval corrected for heart rate: A more precise measure of increased sudden death risk?
Published in Heart rhythm (01-11-2016)“…Background The Tpeak to Tend (Tpe) interval on the 12-lead electrocardiogram predicts an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). There is controversy…”
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A Community-Based Evaluation of Sudden Death Associated with Therapeutic Levels of Methadone
Published in The American journal of medicine (2008)“…Abstract Background Published case reports have associated the therapeutic use of methadone with the occasional occurrence of sudden cardiac death. Because of…”
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Left Ventricular Diameter and Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (16-09-2014)“…Background Left ventricular (LV) diameter is routinely measured on the echocardiogram but has not been jointly evaluated with the ejection fraction (EF) for…”
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Distinctive profile of sudden cardiac arrest in middle-aged vs. older adults: A community-based study
Published in International journal of cardiology (09-10-2013)“…Abstract Background While sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) rates increase with age, middle-aged adults (35–59 years) may comprise a significant proportion of SCA…”
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Population-based analysis of sudden death in children: The Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study
Published in Heart rhythm (01-11-2009)“…Background There is a lack of prospective population-based data regarding sudden death in children. Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the…”
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Identification of a sudden cardiac death susceptibility locus at 2q24.2 through genome-wide association in European ancestry individuals
Published in PLoS genetics (01-06-2011)“…Sudden cardiac death (SCD) continues to be one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, with an annual incidence estimated at 250,000-300,000 in the…”
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Resting heart rate and risk of sudden cardiac death in the general population: Influence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart rate-modulating drugs
Published in Heart rhythm (01-08-2013)“…Background Higher levels of resting heart rate (HR) have been associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) but mechanisms are poorly understood. We hypothesized…”
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Prolonged QRS duration on the resting ECG is associated with sudden death risk in coronary disease, independent of prolonged ventricular repolarization
Published in Heart rhythm (01-10-2011)“…Background Abnormalities of ventricular repolarization as well as depolarization have been associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias. Objective…”
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Increased left ventricular mass and decreased left ventricular systolic function have independent pathways to ventricular arrhythmogenesis in coronary artery disease
Published in Heart rhythm (01-08-2011)“…Background Following myocardial infarction, individual patients can have wide variations in the extent of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and…”
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Delayed intrinsicoid deflection of the QRS complex is associated with sudden cardiac arrest
Published in Heart rhythm (01-04-2016)“…Background Prolongation of initial ventricular depolarization on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), or delayed intrinsicoid deflection (DID), can indicate…”
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Sex hormone levels in patients with sudden cardiac arrest
Published in Heart rhythm (01-12-2014)“…Background Sex hormones are known to have significant effects on the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. Objective The purpose of this study was to…”
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Survival advantage from ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity in women compared to men: the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study
Published in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology (01-09-2012)“…Objective Studies evaluating a possible survival advantage from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in women have produced mixed results possibly due to a lack of…”
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QRS fragmentation and sudden cardiac death in the obese and overweight
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (11-03-2015)“…Obesity has been associated with significantly greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, identifying the obese patient at highest risk remains a…”
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Low Rate of Secondary Prevention ICDs in the General Population: Multiple-Year Multiple-Source Surveillance of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-01-2013)“…Sudden Cardiac Death. Introduction: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a large public health problem that warrants on‐going evaluation in the general population…”
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Left Ventricular Geometry and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Patients With Severely Reduced Ejection Fraction
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (01-08-2016)“…Background Recent reports indicate that specific left ventricular (LV) geometric patterns predict recurrent ventricular arrhythmias in patients with…”
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A common missense variant in the neuregulin 1 gene is associated with both schizophrenia and sudden cardiac death
Published in Heart rhythm (01-07-2013)“…Background Both schizophrenia and epilepsy have been linked to increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). We hypothesized that DNA variants within genes…”
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Novel loci associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death in the context of coronary artery disease
Published in PloS one (04-04-2013)“…Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified novel loci associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite this progress, identified DNA…”
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