Sudden cardiac death - a known unknown?
| Autor: | Jana Obrova, Eliska Sovova, Eva Kocianova, Milos Taborsky |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Biomedical Papers, Vol 166, Iss 3, Pp 258-266 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1213-8118 1804-7521 |
| DOI: | 10.5507/bp.2021.065 |
| Popis: | 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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