Sudden Cardiac Death - a Known Unknown?

Overview

Journal Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Nov 16

PMID 34782798

Authors

Jana Obrova

Eliska Sovova

Eva Kocianova

Milos Taborsky

Affiliations

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Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major medical, economic and social problem. The estimated annual number of SCDs is approximately 4 million cases worldwide. Approximately 50% of SCDs are unexpected first manifestations of cardiac disease. The survival rate after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low even in countries with the most advanced health care systems. It all emphasizes the importance of prevention, in which implantable cardioverter-defibrillators play a dominant role. However, our ability to recognize high-risk patients remains insufficient. Moreover, a declining rate of shockable rhythm as the initial recording has been reported in the last decades. Despite numerous SCD studies and undisputed progress, there are still many unanswered questions.

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