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9424075

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
In a large cohort of patients with known or suspected coronary disease, we evaluated the characteristics of 407 patients who died after hospital discharge and tested whether the state death certificate can be used to classify deaths as sudden cardiac versus nonsudden. Compared with a paramedic classification system based on heart rhythm, the death certificate-based classification resulted in a sensitivity that ranged from 78% to 85% and a specificity that ranged from 25% to 58%. We conclude that the death certificate can be used to identify cases of sudden cardiac death in patients at high risk; however, there is a substantial rate of false-positive sudden death classification.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-8703
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1129-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Use and accuracy of state death certificates for classification of sudden cardiac deaths in high-risk populations.
pubmed:affiliation
Northwest Health Services Research and Development Field Program, Seatle Veterans Affairs Medical Center, WA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.