The first cardioverter defibrillator implanted in Central Africa
| Autor: | Appolonia Budzee, Gianfranco Butera, Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment sudden death 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Revascularization Sudden death Sudden cardiac death Cardioverter-Defibrillator 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Implantable cardioverter defibrillator medicine Humans Africa Central 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine lcsh:R5-920 business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Central africa lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator medicine.disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Defibrillators Implantable Editorial Death Sudden Cardiac Cardiology lcsh:Medicine (General) business Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Cardiac deaths |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 115 (2016) Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 23, No 1 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Sudden cardiac deaths, which account for approximately 350 000 deaths each year, is a major health care problem. Antiarrhythmic drugs have not been reliable in preventing sudden cardiac death. Although β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and revascularization play a role in prevention of sudden cardiac death, the development and subsequent refinement of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has made the most important contribution to its management. We report the first documented implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in central, eastern and western Africa.Pan African Medical Journal 2016; 23 |
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