Aborted sudden cardiac death: a clinical perspective.
Sudden cardiac death in the community remains a major public health problem. The purpose of this article is to outline the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and immediate treatment of the cardiac arrest victim. The subsequent in-hospital diagnostic evaluation and management will then be discussed with an emphasis on the role of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. A systematic and evidence based approach should help to optimize patient care.
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University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization