ICMR study on sudden unexplained deaths in Covid times : An atypical observation

Conclusion is fair It is traditional (and acceptable ) to blame the heart for all unexplained sudden deaths. The study suggests that heavy drinking, along with with intense physical activity in the background of positive family history, is behind many of the deaths. It is a fair assumption that they are all cardiac. Sudden neurological and pulmonary deaths are under reported. In fact many of the SCD is an arrhythmic event originating from CNS or electro-ionic triggers in blood with the healthy heart Is this not a major limitation* When you want to know whether COVID vaccination is related to sudden death in any way ,is not ideal, we need to have a control /cohort arm who have had no vaccination? In this study, both groups had nearly 82-88 % vaccination. In fact, the control group had few percent extra vaccination, and this helped the study, to claim that vaccination prevented some of the sudden deaths. This seems far-fetched with any statistical methodology. This, I feel is a serious limitation. It can even nullify the study conclusion to a large extent. (Experts please clarify , It may be an entirely wrong perception and lack basic knowledge in statistics.) One more possiblity , can we combine a case-control study with add on accessory cohort and follow up as a dual mode study ? Final message It is a landmark attempt to study the mysterious deaths among young Indians in covid & post covid times. Two things .This study can talk about only vaccinated po...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Uncategorized covid and sudden cardaic deaths scd in covid Source Type: blogs