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Sudden death

Sudden death: Introduction

Sudden death: Death that occurs suddenly. See detailed information below for a list of 180 causes of Sudden death, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Sudden death:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Sudden death. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Stillbirth
• Birth injury
• Type 1 diabetes - mainly death from DKA if undiagnosed.
• Medication error
• Workplace injury
• Injury
• Poisoning
• Diabetic hypo
• Adverse reaction
• Car accident
• Aneurysm
• Stroke
• Allergic reaction
• Suicide
• Truck accident
• SIDS
• Drug overdose
• Fetal death
• Medical error
• Encephalitis
• Anaphylaxis
• Homicide
• Heart attack
• Childbirth hemorrhage
• Medication overdose (type of Medical misadventure)
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Accidental death
• Pulmonary embolus
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage
• Aortic dissection
• more causes...»

See full list of 180 causes of Sudden death

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Sudden death: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Sudden death, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Sudden death and Death (160 causes)
• Sudden death and Death-related symptoms (160 causes)
• Sudden death and Cardiovascular symptoms (140 causes)
• Sudden death and Heart symptoms (137 causes)
• Sudden death and Breath symptoms (121 causes)
• Sudden death and Fainting (120 causes)
• Sudden death and Respiratory symptoms (119 causes)
• Sudden death and Movement symptoms (119 causes)
• Sudden death and Level of consciousness symptoms (118 causes)
• Sudden death and Muscle symptoms (117 causes)
• Sudden death and Heart rhythm symptoms (113 causes)
• Sudden death and Nerve symptoms (106 causes)
• Sudden death and Mouth symptoms (103 causes)
• Sudden death and Lung symptoms (102 causes)
• Sudden death and Breathing difficulties (96 causes)
• Sudden death and Sensory symptoms (94 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 501 Symptom Checkers for Sudden death

Sudden death Treatments

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Medications or substances causing Sudden death:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Sudden death as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Dofetilide
• Tikosyn
• more causes...»

See full list of 2 medications causing Sudden death

Drug interactions causing Sudden death:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Sudden death as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Diltiazem and Cisapride interaction
• more interactions...»

See full list of 1 drug interactions causing Sudden death

Sudden death: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Sudden death may include these symptoms:

• Death
• Death-related symptoms
• Cardiovascular symptoms
• Heart symptoms
• Breath symptoms
• Fainting
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Death (2725 causes)
• Death-related symptoms (2729 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Death (2725 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Sudden death

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Sudden death:

• Accidents
• Injury
• Brain injury
• Heart attack (138 causes)
• Stillbirth (268 causes)
• Birth injury
• Type 1 diabetes
• Appendicitis
• Medication error
• Bacterial meningitis
• Meningitis (160 causes)
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (34 causes)
• Workplace injury
• more symptoms...»

Sudden death: Deaths

Read more about causes and Sudden death deaths.

Causes of Sudden death listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Sudden death as a symptom include:

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
• more causes...»

See full list of 180 causes of Sudden death
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Sudden death:

The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Sudden death

The list below shows some of the causes of Sudden death mentioned in various sources:

• 3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - sudden death
• 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency - sudden death
• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1 - sudden death
• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type V - sudden death
• Accidental death
• Adverse reaction
• Allergic reaction
• Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency - sudden death
• more causes...»

See full list of 180 causes of Sudden death

How Common are these Causes of Sudden death?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Sudden death. Of the 180 causes of Sudden death that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 6 causes are "common" diseases
• 4 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 169 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 180 causes of Sudden death

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Sudden death:

The following list of conditions have 'Sudden death' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Symbols

• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type V ... sudden death

A

• Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency ... sudden death
• Aorto-ventricular tunnel ... sudden death
• Atrial myxoma, familial ... sudden death

B

• Brugada Syndrome ... sudden death

C

• Cysticercosis ... sudden death

H

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... sudden death

L

• Long QT Syndrome 12 ... sudden death

N

• Neurocysticercosis ... sudden death

P

• Pork tapeworm ... sudden death

S

• Sudden death ... sudden death

U

• Uhl anomaly ... Sudden death

Conditions listing medical complications: Sudden death:

The following list of medical conditions have Sudden death or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Symbols

• 3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency ... sudden death
• 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency ... sudden death
• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1 ... sudden death

A

• Amniotic fluid syndrome ... sudden death
• Amyloid cardiopathy ... sudden death
• Arterial dissections with lentiginosis ... sudden death
• Asymmetric septal hypertrophy ... sudden death
• Atrial cardiomyopathy with heart block ... sudden death
• Atrial fibrillation, familial 1 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 2 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 3 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 4 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 5 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 6 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 7 ... sudden death
• Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 8 ... sudden death

B

• Brugada syndrome 1 ... sudden death
• Brugada syndrome 2 ... sudden death
• Brugada syndrome 3 ... sudden death
• Brugada syndrome 4 ... sudden death

C

• Cardiomyopathy dilated 10 ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1B ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1C ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1D ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1G ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1H ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1I ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1J ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1K ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1L ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1M ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1N ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1P ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Q ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1R ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1S ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1T ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1U ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1W ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Y ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Z ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1 ... sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2 ... sudden death
• Chemical addiction ... sudden death
• Cocaine addiction ... sudden death
• Congenital heart block ... sudden death
• Coronary arteries -- congenital malformation ... sudden death
• Crack addiction ... sudden death

D

• Dilated cardiomyopathy ... sudden death

E

• Ecstasy addiction ... sudden death
• Erb-Goldflam ... sudden death

F

• Familial atrial fibrillation ... sudden death
• Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 12 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 5 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8 ... sudden death
• Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9 ... sudden death

G

• Giant cell myocarditis ... sudden death
• Glycogen Storage Disease IIb -- formerly ... sudden death
• Glycogen storage disease type 2B ... sudden death
• Glycogen storage disease type 2B -- formerly ... sudden death
• GSD IIB -- formerly ... sudden death
• GSD2B -- formerly ... sudden death

H

• HADH deficiency ... sudden death
• Heart block progressive, familial ... sudden death
• Heart failure ... sudden death
• Heroin dependence ... sudden death
• Hyperbilirubinemia transient, familial, neonatal ... sudden death
• Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta ... sudden death
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... sudden death
• Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis ... sudden death

I

• Idiopathic dilation cardiomyopathy ... sudden death
• Idiopathic, hypertrophic, subaortic stenosis ... sudden death

J

• Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome ... sudden death

K

• Kugel-Stoloff syndrome ... sudden death

L

• L-3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency ... sudden death
• LADHSC deficiency ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 10 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 11 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 2 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 3 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 4 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 5 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 6 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome type 9 ... sudden death
• Long QT syndrome, familial ... sudden death
• Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency ... sudden death
• Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency ... Sudden death
• Lysosomal glycogen storage disease with normal acid maltase activity ... sudden death

M

• M/SCHAD deficiency ... sudden death
• Marfan syndrome ... sudden death
• Marfan Syndrome type 2 ... sudden death
• Marfan-like syndrome, Boileau type ... sudden death
• Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency ... sudden death
• Medium and short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency ... sudden death
• Mitral valve prolapse, familial, X-linked ... sudden death
• Multifocal ventricular premature beats ... sudden death
• Myocarditis ... sudden death

N

• Narcotic addiction ... sudden death
• Naxos disease ... sudden death

O

• Opioid addiction ... sudden death
• Opium addiction ... sudden death
• Oxycontin addiction ... sudden death

P

• Pain killer addiction ... sudden death
• Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation ... sudden death
• Polymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia ... sudden death
• Prescribed medication addiction ... sudden death
• Prinzmetal's variant angina ... sudden death
• Pseudoglycogenosis II ... sudden death

R

• Romano-Ward syndrome ... sudden death

S

• SCHAD Deficiency -- formerly ... sudden death
• Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis ... sudden death
• Severe dilated cardiomyopathy with or without myopathy ... sudden death
• Short QT syndrome ... sudden death
• Short QT syndrome 1 ... sudden death
• Short QT syndrome 2 ... sudden death
• Short QT syndrome 3 ... sudden death
• Short QT syndrome, familial ... sudden death
• Sinus node disease and myopia ... sudden death
• Sleep apnea ... sudden death
• Sleeping pill addiction ... sudden death
• Subaortic stenosis -- short stature syndrome ... sudden death
• Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome ... sudden death

T

• Timothy syndrome ... sudden death
• Tranquilizer addiction ... sudden death

V

• Vacuolar Cardiomyopathy and Myopathy, X-linked ... sudden death
• Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 1 ... sudden death
• Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 2 ... sudden death

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Causes of Sudden death Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Sudden death based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

Travel - has the patient travelled recently?

Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

Classifications of Sudden death:

Medical Conditions associated with Sudden death:

Death (2725 causes), Death-related symptoms (2729 causes)

Symptoms related to Sudden death:

Accidents, Injury, Brain injury, Heart attack (138 causes), Stillbirth (268 causes), Birth injury, Type 1 diabetes, Appendicitis, Medication error, Bacterial meningitis, Meningitis (160 causes), Diabetic ketoacidosis (34 causes), Workplace injury

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Sudden death

Medical research papers related to Sudden death include:

• Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with Low Molecular Weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery
• Cardiovascular evaluation, including resting and exercise electrocardiography, before participation in competitive sports: cross sectional study.
• Quality of Life with Defibrillator Therapy or Amiodarone in Heart Failure.
• Relation of Heart Rate Parameters During Exercise Test to Sudden Death and All-Cause Mortality in Asymptomatic Men
• Sudden death after myocardial infarction.
• Dalteparin
• Shared Genetic Causes of Cardiac Hypertrophy in Children and Adults.
• Mortality on Mount Everest, 1921-2006: descriptive study.

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• Basic Summary for Sudden death
• Causes of Sudden death
• Treatments for Sudden death
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