Diversity of ICD-10 coding for sudden arrhythmic death syndrome is likely to create a spurious rise in cases under new ICD-11 nomenclature.

Numerous studies have established that the commonest contemporary finding in young sudden cardiac death is a negative autopsy – so-called ‘sudden arrhythmic death syndrome’ (SADS) (1). However, no specific International Classification of Disease (ICD) ICD-10 code described the entity of SADS.

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 24, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elizabeth D. Paratz, Louise Fahy, Dion Stub, Ziad Nehme, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Andre La Gerche Source Type: research