[The current status of the prevention and treatment of sudden death].
Sudden cardiac death is a major medical problem. The techniques to identify high risk patients have a limited value. Only betablockers, and perhaps amiodarone, are useful for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Prospective studies being carried out today with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, will show us if these are the best way of treatment (secondary prevention) of sudden cardiac death.
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Laboratorio de Electrofisiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
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D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
D002317:Cardiovascular Agents
Estado actual de la prevención y tratamiento de la muerte súbita.