Workup of the cardiac arrest survivor: for the symposium on sudden cardiac death for progress in cardiovascular diseases.
Sudden cardiac death is a significant cause of mortality. Survivors of sudden cardiac death pose a significant diagnostic and management challenge for the clinician. Investigation strategies are directed at elucidating a cause or mechanism of sudden cardiac death and ultimately preventing recurrence. Detailed herein is a comprehensive approach to the assessment of a sudden cardiac death survivor.
Subbiah
Rajesh
R
Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Gula
Lorne J
LJ
Klein
George J
GJ
Skanes
Allan C
AC
White
James
J
Yee
Raymond
R
Krahn
Andrew D
AD
D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009864:Ontario; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D017741:Survivors