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Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death in young adults in Ireland 2005-2014

Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death in young adults in Ireland, between 2005-2014. Following on from ‘Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: National Incidence and figures 2005-2007’, released by the Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young Registry, this project will document the causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people aged 15-35 years in Ireland through expert panel review and analysis of post-mortem reports from 2005-2014 inclusive.
In the context of this study, SCD will be defined as sudden unexpected death either within one hour of symptom onset (event witnessed), or within 24 hours of having been observed alive and symptom free (un-witnessed event). Compiling a database of SCD over a ten year period will allow analysis and comparisons to be made across issues of incidence, causes, use of ICD codes, and demographics.