Causes of Sudden death
List of causes of Sudden death
Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions
(see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Sudden death)
that could possibly cause Sudden death includes:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Aneurysm
- Accidental death
- Injury
- Workplace injury
- Car accident
- Truck accident
- Poisoning
- SIDS
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Meningitis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Meningococcal disease
- Encephalitis
- Flu - mainly in the elderly, infants, infirm or chronically ill
- Medical error
- Medication error
- Adverse reaction
- Allergic reaction
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Anaphylaxis
- Diabetic hypo
- Medication overdose (type of Medical misadventure)
- Drug overdose
- Birth injury
- Childbirth hemorrhage
- Fetal death
- Stillbirth
- Appendicitis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis - typically from undiagnosed diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes - mainly death from DKA if undiagnosed.
- Naxos disease - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 6 - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 11 - sudden death
- Heart failure - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9 - sudden death
- Dilated cardiomyopathy - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1 - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1T - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1I - sudden death
- Opium addiction - sudden death
- Narcotic addiction - sudden death
- Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2 - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1U - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1J - sudden death
- Atrial cardiomyopathy with heart block - sudden death
- Brugada Syndrome - sudden death
- Atrial myxoma, familial - sudden death
- Aorto-ventricular tunnel - sudden death
- Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 1 - sudden death
- Timothy syndrome - sudden death
- Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis - sudden death
- Idiopathic dilation cardiomyopathy - sudden death
- Hyperbilirubinemia transient, familial, neonatal - sudden death
- Ecstasy addiction - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1K - sudden death
- Atrial fibrillation, familial 1 - sudden death
- Amyloid cardiopathy - sudden death
- Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 2 - sudden death
- Prinzmetal's variant angina - sudden death
- Opioid addiction - sudden death
- Marfan syndrome - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 9 - sudden death
- Idiopathic, hypertrophic, subaortic stenosis - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1 - sudden death
- Congenital heart block - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1W - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1L - sudden death
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - sudden death
- Kugel-Stoloff syndrome - sudden death
- Heart block progressive, familial - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2 - sudden death
- Cocaine addiction - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1M - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1B - sudden death
- Uhl anomaly - Sudden death
- Romano-Ward syndrome - sudden death
- Polymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia - sudden death
- Marfan-like syndrome, Boileau type - sudden death
- Giant cell myocarditis - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3 - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Y - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1N - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1C - sudden death
- Multifocal ventricular premature beats - sudden death
- Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4 - sudden death
- Familial dilated cardiomyopathy - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Z - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1D - sudden death
- Brugada syndrome 1 - sudden death
- Asymmetric septal hypertrophy - sudden death
- 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1 - sudden death
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
- Subaortic stenosis - short stature syndrome - sudden death
- Sinus node disease and myopia - sudden death
- Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 2 - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10 - sudden death
- Erb-Goldflam - sudden death
- Crack addiction - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1P - sudden death
- Brugada syndrome 2 - sudden death
- Cysticercosis - sudden death
- Prescribed medication addiction - sudden death
- Pain killer addiction - sudden death
- Marfan Syndrome type 2 - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 3 - sudden death
- Heroin dependence - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6 - sudden death
- Familial atrial fibrillation - sudden death
- Coronary arteries - congenital malformation - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Q - sudden death
- Brugada syndrome 3 - sudden death
- Arterial dissections with lentiginosis - sudden death
- Sleeping pill addiction - sudden death
- Sleep apnea - sudden death
- Short QT syndrome - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 4 - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1R - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1G - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 10 - sudden death
- Brugada syndrome 4 - sudden death
- Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency - sudden death
- Tranquilizer addiction - sudden death
- Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome - sudden death
- Oxycontin addiction - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 5 - sudden death
- Long QT syndrome type 10 - sudden death
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8 - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1S - sudden death
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1H - sudden death
- Amniotic fluid syndrome - sudden death
- Neurocysticercosis - sudden death
More causes:
see full list of causes for Sudden death
Causes of Sudden death (Diseases Database):
The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Sudden death
that are listed by the Diseases Database:
Source: Diseases Database
Sudden death Causes: Book Excerpts
Sudden death as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have
Sudden death as a complication may,
potentially, be an underlying cause of Sudden death.
Our database lists the following as having
Sudden death as a complication of that condition:
- 3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
- 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1
- Amniotic fluid syndrome
- Amyloid cardiopathy
- Arterial dissections with lentiginosis
- Asymmetric septal hypertrophy
- Atrial cardiomyopathy with heart block
- Atrial fibrillation, familial 1
- Brugada syndrome 1
- Brugada syndrome 2
- Brugada syndrome 3
- Brugada syndrome 4
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 10
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1B
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1C
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1D
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1G
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1H
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1I
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1J
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1K
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1L
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1M
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1N
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1P
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Q
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1R
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1S
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1T
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1U
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1W
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Y
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Z
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2
- Cocaine addiction
- Congenital heart block
- Coronary arteries - congenital malformation
- Crack addiction
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ecstasy addiction
- Erb-Goldflam
- Familial atrial fibrillation
- Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 12
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9
- Giant cell myocarditis
- Glycogen Storage Disease IIb - formerly
- Glycogen storage disease type 2B
- Glycogen storage disease type 2B - formerly
- GSD IIB - formerly
- GSD2B - formerly
- HADH deficiency
- Heart block progressive, familial
- Heart failure
- Heroin dependence
- Hyperbilirubinemia transient, familial, neonatal
- Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
- Idiopathic dilation cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic, hypertrophic, subaortic stenosis
- Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
- Kugel-Stoloff syndrome
- L-3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency
- LADHSC deficiency
- Long QT syndrome type 10
- Long QT syndrome type 11
- Long QT syndrome type 2
- Long QT syndrome type 3
- Long QT syndrome type 4
- Long QT syndrome type 5
- Long QT syndrome type 6
- Long QT syndrome type 9
- Long QT syndrome, familial
- Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
- Lysosomal glycogen storage disease with normal acid maltase activity
- M/SCHAD deficiency
- Marfan syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome type 2
- Marfan-like syndrome, Boileau type
- Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
- Medium and short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
- Multifocal ventricular premature beats
- Myocarditis
- Narcotic addiction
- Naxos disease
- Opioid addiction
- Opium addiction
- Oxycontin addiction
- Pain killer addiction
- Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation
- Polymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia
- Prescribed medication addiction
- Prinzmetal's variant angina
- Pseudoglycogenosis II
- Romano-Ward syndrome
- SCHAD Deficiency - formerly
- Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
- Severe dilated cardiomyopathy with or without myopathy
- Short QT syndrome
- Short QT syndrome 1
- Short QT syndrome 2
- Short QT syndrome 3
- Short QT syndrome, familial
- Sinus node disease and myopia
- Sleep apnea
- Sleeping pill addiction
- Subaortic stenosis - short stature syndrome
- Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome
- Timothy syndrome
- Tranquilizer addiction
- Vacuolar Cardiomyopathy and Myopathy, X-linked
- Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 1
- Ventricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 2
Sudden death as a symptom:
Conditions listing Sudden death
as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Sudden death.
Our database lists the following as having
Sudden death as a symptom of that condition:
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.
This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances
may cause your symptoms.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
Read more about medication causes of Sudden death
Drug interactions causing Sudden death:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Sudden death as a symptom.
The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
Read more about medication causes of Sudden death
Medical news summaries relating to Sudden death:
The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Sudden death:
Related information on causes of Sudden death:
As with all medical conditions,
there may be many causal factors.
Further relevant information on causes of Sudden death may be found in:
Causes of Sudden death: Online Medical Books
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for more information about the causes of Sudden death.
Sudden infant death syndrome:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
SIDS is the third leading cause of death in infants between age 1 month and 1 year. It occurs more commonly in winter months. The incidence is higher in males, premature neonates, and those who sleep on their stomachs or in cribs with soft bedding. Incidence is also higher among neonates born in conditions of poverty and to those who were one of a single multiple birth, such as twins and triplets, and to mothers who smoke, take drugs, or failed to seek prenatal care until late in the pregnancy. SIDS may also result from an abnormality in the control of ventilation that allows carbon dioxide to build up in the blood, thereby causing prolonged apneic periods with profound hypoxemia and serious cardiac arrhythmias. It’s also thought to be associated with problems in sleep arousal.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Sudden infant death syndrome:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
SIDS is one of the leading causes of infant death. Most of these deaths occur during the winter, in poor families, and among underweight babies and those born to mothers younger than age 20.
Although infants who die from SIDS often appear healthy, research suggests that many may have had undetected abnormalities, such as an immature respiratory system and respiratory dysfunction. In fact, the current thinking is that SIDS may result from an abnormality in the control of ventilation, which causes prolonged apneic periods with profound hypoxemia and serious cardiac arrhythmias.
Risk factors for the infant include sleeping on the stomach (up to age 4 months), soft bedding in the crib (up to age 1 year), premature birth, having a history of a sibling who had SIDS, and being born into poverty. Maternal risk factors include multiple births, smoking or illicit drug use, teenage motherhood, short intervals between pregnancies, and late prenatal care.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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