Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the time structure (chronome) of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in Austria. The daily incidence of SCD (ICD-10 I46.1) in Austria was obtained for the 4-year span from Jan 2002 to Dec 2005. Data were available separately for men and women. This data series was analyzed by linear-nonlinear rhythmometry. The major feature is the detection of a cis-half-year that is validated nonlinearly, the estimated period of the cis-half-year is 0.408 year (95% CI: 0.389, 0.426). It is concluded that the chronobiological analysis of sudden cardiac death in Austria showed the variability of total incidence with the period of a cis-half-year.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Scripta Medica Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis Masarykianae |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Chronobiology
- Cis-half-year period
- Sudden cardiac death