Sudden Cardiac Death-Etiology, Risk Factors and Demographic Characteristics: An Extensive Study of 1618 Forensic Autopsies.

Discussion The incidence of sudden cardiac deaths, according to statistical data carried out at the end of the last millennium, anticipated an increasing trend of heart diseases until the end of 2020 [ 15 , 16 ], an aspect also highlighted in our study, with a considerable increase in the number of cases in recent years (from 15.17% in 2007 reported to the number of yearly medico-legal autopsies performed, to over 20% starting in 2011 and a peak incidence of 24.36% in 2016).

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