May-August , Vol. PDF Download ,4 kb. Sudden cardiac death in the young: gender differences. Ital J Gender-Specific Med ;6 2 Sudden cardiac death SCD is a major cause of death also in women, despite a lower prevalence compared to men.
We assessed gender differences in SCD in our case history and considered the main cardiovascular causes of SCD in women. In our experience, one third of the young SCD victims are women and β while atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy are the leading causes in male SCD victims β SCD in young women is usually associated with non-atherosclerotic causes, like spontaneous coronary dissection and mitral valve prolapse, with a similar prevalence.
Myocarditis, structural inherited cardiomyopathies and mors sine materia , with a structurally normal heart, are involved in two thirds of female cases. Most cardiovascular causes of SCD in the young are genetically determined. Key words. Sudden cardiac death, gender differences, sex differences. La morte cardiaca improvvisa nei giovani: differenze di genere.
La morte cardiaca improvvisa MCI rimane una delle principali cause di morte nelle donne, nonostante la prevalenza inferiore rispetto agli uomini. Abbiamo valutato le differenze di genere nella MCI nella nostra casistica e abbiamo considerato le maggiori cause cardiovascolari di MCI nelle donne.
La miocardite, cardiomiopatie strutturali ereditarie e la mors sine materia , con cuore strutturalmente normale, sono coinvolte in due terzi dei casi femminili. Parole chiave. Morte cardiaca improvvisa, differenze di genere, differenze sessuali. Definition, epidemiology and etiology of sudden cardiac death in the young.
