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Mapping the intersection of sudden cardiac death and COVID-19: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis (2020–2024)

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ResultsThe bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 and Sudden Cardiac Death highlights key research trends from 2020 to 2024, revealing a rapid surge in scientific output during the pandemic. The peak in publications occurred in 2021, driven by the urgent need to understand the cardiovascular implications of COVID-19.

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CDC: COVID Vax Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adults

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The hunt for a signal of excess sudden cardiac deaths among young people after COVID-19 vaccination left Oregon health officials empty-handed, they reported. Investigators searched death certificates for Oregon residents 16.

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No link between cardiac deaths in young people, COVID-19 vaccine: CDC

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

COVID-19 vaccination is not linked with sudden cardiac death among previously healthy young people, an April 11 CDC report found.

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Non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology from return-to-play screening in college athletes after COVID-19

Heart BMJ

Objective Concerns for cardiac involvement after SARS-CoV-2 infection led to widespread cardiac testing in athletes. We examined incidental non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology in college athletes undergoing postinfection return-to-play screening. 35 (1.2%) had ECG abnormalities.

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Rate and Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccination

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 148, Issue 25 , Page 2069-2071, December 19, 2023.

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Vaccine myocarditis update from Korea

Dr. Anish Koka

A national study from Korea published in the European Heart Journal sheds important new light on complications related to COVID vaccine related myocarditis. The KDCA also established a reporting system with a legal obligation for special adverse events including myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.

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Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes: A 20-Year Study

Circulation

Background:Understanding the incidence, causes, and trends of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young competitive athletes is critical to inform preventive policies.Methods:This study included National Collegiate Athletic Association athlete deaths during a 20-year time frame (July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2022).