Abstract PREMEDICARE

Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major health problem occurring in individuals of all sexes, ethnicities, and socioeconomic positions. OHCA is responsible for approximately one third of deaths in people aged under 50 years, yet our understanding of OHCA in this age group is sparse. Evidence suggests that inherited cardiac diseases underlie a significant proportion of OHCA cases in younger people, but we do not fully know the distribution of causes of OHCA which makes treatment and management of OHCA victims challenging. The PREMEDICARE Action brings together a multi-disciplinary group of experts to better understand the causes of OHCA and its long-term effects with the aim of facilitating the development and adoption of precision medicine strategies to alleviate the burden of OHCA in people under 50-years throughout Europe. Members of the PREMEDICARE network will work together to develop standardised procedures for better recording of data to enable identification of at-risk individuals across Europe, better understand geographical differences in the treatment of young OHCA patients and facilitate better management of long-term limitations linked to OHCA survival. The ultimate goal of the Action is to establish the tools and resources necessary to support the uptake and use of precision medicine approaches for the treatment and management of OHCA in the clinic.