title: Global burden of Sudden Cardiac Death and insights from India.
abstract: Sudden Cardiac death (SCD) is a major clinical event causing adverse impact on global economy. This review summarizes the available epidemiological data on SCD from different parts of the world. It contrasts the Indian and global perception on the issues influencing data collection, burden of SCD and sudden deaths occurring following Myocardial Infarction. The differences in data from India and rest of the world are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad 500003, India. Electronic address: hygriv@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: B Hygriv
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Epidemiology; Global; India; Myocardial infarction; Sudden cardiac death