Is Kidney Disease Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) occurs when the heart stops beating. Unbelievably, this occurrence kills over 300,000 Americans a year, most of which either have heart disease or heart disease factors. A new study is suggesting that older women with kidney disease are also at an increased risk for SCD.

The study included information on over 2,700 postmenopausal women around the age of 67. After analyzing the data researchers found that those with advanced kidney dysfunction had a 3.16 percent higher chance of developing sudden cardiac death that those with normal kidney function.

Around 135 women suffered SCD over six years and 30 of them, totally 13 percent, had advanced kidney disease, while 69 had moderate kidney function. Only 3.5 percent has normal kidneys.

The study was published in Hypertension magazine. The researchers are organizing another study that looks at kidney disease and SCD in men.

Currently it is common knowledge that patients with kidney disease are at a higher risk for heart related issues such as stroke, heart failure and heart attack. Researchers are hoping this new information about SCD will encourage doctors to closely monitor patients with kidney disease for risk factors, before it is too late. Catching early warning signs could help to prevent death.







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