Factors associated with preventable out-of-hospital nontraumatic cardiac arrest.
To identify ways to decrease the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) caused by an acute coronary syndrome, we examined factors associated with the development of CA > or = 1 hour after symptom onset. Multivariate analysis revealed that a low level of physical activity, a history of diabetes mellitus, and a history of unstable angina are associated with out-of-hospital CA occurring > or = hour after symptom onset.
Fujita
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Department of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan.
Kimura
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K
Ishikawa
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Kosuge
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Shimizu
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M
Sugiyama
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M
Tochikubo
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O
Umemura
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S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D015996:Survival Rate; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality