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

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: elizabeth.paratz@svha.org.au.
• ² Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
• ³ Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁴ Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Research & Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, Blackburn, North Victoria, Australia.
• ⁵ Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁶ Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁷ Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.