2023-08-27 09:35:42
The number of deaths caused by cardiac arrest has remained inexplicably constant for a decade, both in France and worldwide. According to Dr. Eloi Marijon, head of the cardiology department at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris, approximately 40,000 deaths per year in France are linked to cardiac arrest. These figures are extrapolated from data from the HEGP Sudden Death Center of Expertise register, which monitors in real time extra-hospital cardiac arrests since 2011 in the Paris region. On average, these deaths occur at theage of 68, and men are twice as affected as women.
A 2022 study estimated that almost 250,000 adults die each year in Europe following cardiac arrest, which would be equivalent to 4 to 5 million annual deaths worldwide. Most of these deaths are caused by myocardial infarction or heart-related arterial problems. To reduce this burden, an international commission of experts led by Dr. Marijon has developed a series of recommendations, covering areas ranging from cardiology to genetics, to prevent these deaths. Despite technological and medical advances, survival rate following cardiac arrest out-of-hospital rest less than 10% in most parts of the world, which the Lancet commission considers unacceptable. Minor improvements have been observed, for example, in Paris and in the inner suburbs, where the survival rate is increased from 5 to 6% in 2011 to 7 to 8% in 2021 (source 1).
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