Moderate differences in lung function may help identify people at risk of sudden cardiac death

According to research published at the International Congress of the European Respiratory Society, people with mild but measurable deterioration in lung function are more likely to have sudden cardiac death (SCD)

SCD is an accidental death caused by a sudden malfunction of the heart.

Researchers hope their findings can help identify people at risk for SCD and prevent death in the future

This study was proposed by Dr.

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They found that in middle-aged people significantly reduce lung function (a standard deviation reduces the air they can blow out in one second, equivalent to about 0.

It is well known that smoking has an impact on lung and heart health, however, even for people who have never smoked, this risk pattern still exists

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"Our findings show that testing the lungs of healthy middle-aged people can help identify those at higher risk of sudden cardiac death

A potential weakness of this study is that the tests and questionnaires were conducted at the beginning of the study, and many risk factors may have changed during the study

Marc Humbert (Marc Humbert) did not participate in the study, he is about to become the chairman of the European Respiratory Society (European Respiratory Society) and professor of respiratory medicine at Université Paris-Saclay in France

"We need to do more research to understand the link between lung function and sudden cardiac death, and investigate whether we can use lung function tests to help prevent future deaths

The researchers hope to continue their work to prevent SCD by testing lung function, which is part of the current cardiovascular risk assessment