title: [Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death: data from the Paris-Sudden Death Expertise Center registry].
abstract: Sudden cardiac death is an unexpected cardiac arrest without obvious extra-cardiac cause. Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death has been poorly documented in France, mainly because of challenging requirement in order to capture all cases in a specific area. The Parisian registry (Sudden Death Expertise Center, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris) was initiated in May 2011 and analyzed data of all sudden death in Paris and suburbs (6.6 millions inhabitants). Over 3 years, the annual incidence estimated to 50-70 per 100,000. Those occurred mainly in men (69%), with a mean age of 65 year, and at home (75%). The event was witnessed in 80% of cases, but bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated in only half of cases. Initial cardiac rhythm was ventricular fibrillation in 25%. Survival to hospital discharge remains low (8%).
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jouven
authors.forename: Wulfran
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bougouin
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: Eloi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marijon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate