Sudden cardiac death in young people is a rare but alarming occurrence. Doctors define sudden cardiac death as a death resulting from a heart-related issue that occurs within 1 hour of symptoms ...

The concept of sudden death—an unexpected fatality that occurs within hours of symptom onset—represents one of medicine’s most alarming phenomena. While these events seem to strike without warning, ...

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is a broad term that can describe any sudden, unexpected death from natural causes. It is not a formal condition or diagnosis and does not necessarily indicate a specific ...

The risk of sudden cardiac death among college athletes in the United States has steadily declined over the past two decades, data presented earlier this week at the American Heart Association (AHA) ...

Shobi Sivathamboo receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with The International League Against Epilepsy SUDEP Task Force. When 20-year-old Disney Channel star ...

VIENNA, Austria—Patients who have been taking antidepressants for longer periods of time are at a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to new research out of Denmark.