Sudden death
Sudden death: Introduction
Sudden death: Death that occurs suddenly.
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Causes of Sudden death:
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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:
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causes of Sudden death
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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.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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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.
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Definitions of Sudden death:
Sudden death: Avoid the nonsense phrase recurrent sudden death. death occurring rapidly and generally unexpectedly; usually from a cardiac dysrhythmia or myocardial infarction, but also from any cause of rapid death, e.g., pulmonary embolus, stroke, ruptured aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.
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Detailed list of causes of Sudden death
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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 166
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
- 155
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 166
causes of Sudden death
Conditions listing symptoms: Sudden death:
The following list of conditions
have 'Sudden death' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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of any symptom.
Symbols
3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type V
... sudden deathA
Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency
... sudden deathAorto-ventricular tunnel
... sudden deathAtrial myxoma, familial
... sudden deathB
Brugada Syndrome
... sudden deathC
Cysticercosis
... sudden deathH
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... sudden deathN
Neurocysticercosis
... sudden deathU
Uhl anomaly
... Sudden death
Conditions listing complications: Sudden death:
The following list of conditions
have 'Sudden death' or similar
listed as a 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 death3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... sudden death3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1
... sudden deathA
Amniotic fluid syndrome
... sudden deathAmyloid cardiopathy
... sudden deathArterial dissections with lentiginosis
... sudden deathAsymmetric septal hypertrophy
... sudden deathAtrial cardiomyopathy with heart block
... sudden deathAtrial fibrillation, familial 1
... sudden deathB
Brugada syndrome 1
... sudden deathBrugada syndrome 2
... sudden deathBrugada syndrome 3
... sudden deathBrugada syndrome 4
... sudden deathC
Cardiomyopathy dilated 10
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1B
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1C
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1D
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1G
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1H
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1I
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1J
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1K
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1L
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1M
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1N
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1P
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1Q
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1R
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1S
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1T
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1U
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1W
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1Y
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated 1Z
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1
... sudden deathCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2
... sudden deathCocaine addiction
... sudden deathCongenital heart block
... sudden deathCoronary arteries - congenital malformation
... sudden deathCrack addiction
... sudden deathD
Dilated cardiomyopathy
... sudden deathE
Ecstasy addiction
... sudden deathErb-Goldflam
... sudden deathF
Familial atrial fibrillation
... sudden deathFamilial dilated cardiomyopathy
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 12
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8
... sudden deathFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9
... sudden deathG
Giant cell myocarditis
... sudden deathGlycogen Storage Disease IIb - formerly
... sudden deathGlycogen storage disease type 2B
... sudden deathGlycogen storage disease type 2B - formerly
... sudden deathGSD IIB - formerly
... sudden deathGSD2B - formerly
... sudden deathH
HADH deficiency
... sudden deathHeart block progressive, familial
... sudden deathHeart failure
... sudden deathHeroin dependence
... sudden deathHyperbilirubinemia transient, familial, neonatal
... sudden deathHypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
... sudden deathHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... sudden deathHypertrophic subaortic stenosis
... sudden deathI
Idiopathic dilation cardiomyopathy
... sudden deathIdiopathic, hypertrophic, subaortic stenosis
... sudden deathJ
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
... sudden deathK
Kugel-Stoloff syndrome
... sudden deathL
L-3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency
... sudden deathLADHSC deficiency
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 10
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 11
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 2
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 3
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 4
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 5
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 6
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome type 9
... sudden deathLong QT syndrome, familial
... sudden deathLong-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... sudden deathLysosomal glycogen storage disease with normal acid maltase activity
... sudden deathM
M/SCHAD deficiency
... sudden deathMarfan syndrome
... sudden deathMarfan Syndrome type 2
... sudden deathMarfan-like syndrome, Boileau type
... sudden deathMedium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... sudden deathMedium and short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
... sudden deathMultifocal ventricular premature beats
... sudden deathMyocarditis
... sudden deathN
Narcotic addiction
... sudden deathNaxos disease
... sudden deathO
Opioid addiction
... sudden deathOpium addiction
... sudden deathOxycontin addiction
... sudden deathP
Pain killer addiction
... sudden deathParoxysmal ventricular fibrillation
... sudden deathPolymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia
... sudden deathPrescribed medication addiction
... sudden deathPrinzmetal's variant angina
... sudden deathPseudoglycogenosis II
... sudden deathR
Romano-Ward syndrome
... sudden deathS
SCHAD Deficiency - formerly
... sudden deathSensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
... sudden deathSevere dilated cardiomyopathy with or without myopathy
... sudden deathShort QT syndrome
... sudden deathShort QT syndrome 1
... sudden deathShort QT syndrome 2
... sudden deathShort QT syndrome 3
... sudden deathShort QT syndrome, familial
... sudden deathSinus node disease and myopia
... sudden deathSleep apnea
... sudden deathSleeping pill addiction
... sudden deathSubaortic stenosis - short stature syndrome
... sudden deathSudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome
... sudden deathT
Timothy syndrome
... sudden deathTranquilizer addiction
... sudden deathV
Vacuolar Cardiomyopathy and Myopathy, X-linked
... sudden deathVentricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 1
... sudden deathVentricular 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:
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
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Medical Conditions associated with Sudden death:
Death (345 causes)
Symptoms related to Sudden death:
Accidents, Injury, Brain injury, Heart attack (15 causes), Stillbirth (104 causes), Birth injury, Type 1 diabetes, Appendicitis, Medication error, Bacterial meningitis, Meningitis (51 causes), Diabetic ketoacidosis, Workplace injury
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