Long-term stress conditions and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk: A nested case-control study
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Long-term stress conditions and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk : A nested case-control study. / Eroglu, Talip E.; Coronel, Ruben; Halili, Andrim; Kessing, Lars Vedel; Arulmurugananthavadivel, Anojhaan; Parveen, Saaima; Folke, Fredrik; Torp-Pedersen, Christian; Gislason, Gunnar H.
I: Open Heart, Bind 10, Nr. 1, e002223, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Long-term stress conditions and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk
T2 - A nested case-control study
AU - Eroglu, Talip E.
AU - Coronel, Ruben
AU - Halili, Andrim
AU - Kessing, Lars Vedel
AU - Arulmurugananthavadivel, Anojhaan
AU - Parveen, Saaima
AU - Folke, Fredrik
AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian
AU - Gislason, Gunnar H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective Patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is scarcely investigated. We aimed to establish whether long-term stress (post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder) or anxiety is associated with OHCA in the general population. Methods We conducted a nested case-control study in a nationwide cohort of individuals between 1 June 2001 and 31 December 2015 in Denmark. Cases were OHCA patients with presumed cardiac causes. Each case was matched by age, sex and date of OHCA with 10 non-OHCA controls from the general population. HRs for OHCA were derived from Cox models after controlling for common OHCA risk factors. Stratified analyses were performed according to sex, age and pre-existing cardiovascular disease. Results We included 35 195 OHCAs and 351 950 matched controls (median age 72 years; 66.8% male). Long-term stress conditions were diagnosed in 324 (0.92%) OHCA cases and 1577 (0.45%) non-OHCA controls, and were associated with higher rate of OHCA (HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.27 to 1.64). Anxiety was diagnosed in 299 (0.85%) OHCA cases and 1298 (0.37%) controls, and was associated with increased rate of OHCA (HR 1.56, 95% CI1.37 to 1.79). We found no interaction with sex, age or history of cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion Patients with stress-related disorders or anxiety have an increased rate of OHCA. This association applies equally to men and women and is independent from the presence of cardiovascular disease. Awareness of the higher risks of OHCA in patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety is important when treating these patients.
AB - Objective Patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is scarcely investigated. We aimed to establish whether long-term stress (post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder) or anxiety is associated with OHCA in the general population. Methods We conducted a nested case-control study in a nationwide cohort of individuals between 1 June 2001 and 31 December 2015 in Denmark. Cases were OHCA patients with presumed cardiac causes. Each case was matched by age, sex and date of OHCA with 10 non-OHCA controls from the general population. HRs for OHCA were derived from Cox models after controlling for common OHCA risk factors. Stratified analyses were performed according to sex, age and pre-existing cardiovascular disease. Results We included 35 195 OHCAs and 351 950 matched controls (median age 72 years; 66.8% male). Long-term stress conditions were diagnosed in 324 (0.92%) OHCA cases and 1577 (0.45%) non-OHCA controls, and were associated with higher rate of OHCA (HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.27 to 1.64). Anxiety was diagnosed in 299 (0.85%) OHCA cases and 1298 (0.37%) controls, and was associated with increased rate of OHCA (HR 1.56, 95% CI1.37 to 1.79). We found no interaction with sex, age or history of cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion Patients with stress-related disorders or anxiety have an increased rate of OHCA. This association applies equally to men and women and is independent from the presence of cardiovascular disease. Awareness of the higher risks of OHCA in patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety is important when treating these patients.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Arrhythmias, Cardiac
KW - Electronic Health Records
KW - Epidemiology
U2 - 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002223
DO - 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002223
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37147025
AN - SCOPUS:85159420358
VL - 10
JO - Open Heart
JF - Open Heart
SN - 2398-595X
IS - 1
M1 - e002223
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