Abstract
Sudden arrhythmic cardiac death can occur in chronic misusers of alcohol. The only findings at post mortem are fatty liver and a negative or low blood alcohol. This is an under-recognized entity. Coroner's post mortems in a typical UK city were studied. Seven out of 1,292 (0.5%) post mortems were deemed to have died of alcohol associated arrhythmic death. Applying this study to the UK as a whole, alcohol related arrhythmic death or as we have termed it SUDAM (Sudden Unexpected Death in Alcohol Misuse) probably accounts for around 1,000 deaths, many of which are misattributed to other causes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3070-3081 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Alcohol
- Death
- Post mortem and sudden cardiac death
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