SADS
- Sudden
Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
CRY is a national SADS charity which offers support and information to families who have suffered a
loss to SADS
What is SADS?
In a medical context the term SADS is most often used in reference to Sudden
Arrhythmia Death Syndrome. However in recent
times the phrase Sudden Adult Death Syndrome or SADS has been
adopted by the media for referring to the more general notion of a sudden
death of an apparently fit and healthy young person. To avoid confusion it is important to understand all
definitions of SADS when discussing different conditions or syndromes.
The use of the word
'adult' enables the distinction between different forms of Sudden Death Syndrome,
making the
distinction between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS and Sudden Adult Death
Syndrome - SADS.
Sudden Adult Death
Syndrome events are defined as non-traumatic, non-violent, unexpected occurrences
resulting from cardiac arrest within as little as six hours of previously
witnessed normal health.
What term to use and when?
A more general terminology is Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and
Sudden
Cardiac Death (SCD).
Definitions of SADS
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Sudden Antenatal
Death Syndrome
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There are a number of further definitions of SADS, however, these are
outside of medicine.
Other terms
Sudden Death Syndrome - SDS - this is an umbrella
term used for a number of conditions that can lead to a sudden death.
Sudden Unidentified Death Syndrome - SUDS - this
is the term often used by Pathologists when no cause of death can be
identified
Sudden Cardiac Death - SCD - this is the preferred
definitions when discussing young sudden cardiac death.
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