PRimary vEntricular fibrillation and suDden dEath during a firST myocardIal iNfArcTION
Initiatives
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To explore this possibility that a family history of sudden cardiac death is a risk factor for primary ventricular fibrillation, suggesting that this dramatic event may be favored by the genetic background.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 2007
- End Year
- 2017
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Design
- Study design
- Case-control
Marker Paper
De Ferrari GM, Dusi V, Ruffinazzi M, Masiello LC, Ruffino E, Cacciavillani L, Noussan P, Zacà V, Sanna T, Lazzarotti ML, Usmiani T, Gnecchi M, Parati G, Crotti L, Schwartz PJ; ESCAPE-NET Investigators. Risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during a first myocardial infarction: Clinical findings from PREDESTINATION (PRimary vEntricular fibrillation and suDden dEath during firST myocardIal iNfArcTION). Int J Cardiol. 2020 Mar 1;302:164-170. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.10.060. Epub 2019 Nov 19.
PUBMED 31859112
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 970
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Aged 18-80 years. 375 cases and 595 controls
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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