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Oct 2026
Sudden cardiac death in the context of climate change: A 14-year nationwide analysis of extreme weather events
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains one of the leading causes of cardiovascular (CV) mortality worldwide. Acute environmental stressors, including extreme temperature events, may act as triggers of fatal arrhythmic events, yet population-level data on the impact of heat (HW) and cold waves (CW) on SCD are limited....
L. Kuzma, A. Kurasz, T. Januszko et al.
· European Heart Journal · 0 citations