[An epidemiological study on coronary sudden death in Beijing].
An epidemiological study on coronary sudden death (CSD) had been carried out in defined areas of Beijing, covering a population of approximately 700,000, for a period of two years, 1984 to 1985. A total of 201 cases of CSD had been registered. The data showed: 1) half of the coronary death in the population were CSD and the rate of CSD increased with age; 2) the rate of CSD in males was higher than that in females; 3) most cases of CSD had a history of cardiovascular diseases; 4) 85% of CSD cases died within 6 hours after acute onset; 5) about half of the CSD cases had predominant symptoms with lower specificity. Some issues about the diagnostic criteria of CSD and cardiac-pulmonary resuscitation outside hospital in the communities of Beijing were discussed in detail.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation