Introduction to Sudden Cardiac Death - National Heart Centre ...
Introduction to Sudden Cardiac Death - National Heart Centre ...
Introduction to Sudden Cardiac Death - National Heart Centre ...
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– Definite trend <strong>to</strong> SCD<br />
• Older patients<br />
Take home points<br />
• Pre-existing cardiac disease (CHF/ previous MI)<br />
– Better strategy is <strong>to</strong> try <strong>to</strong> prevent cardiac arrest<br />
• Still v. poor survival with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest<br />
• Identify pts at highest risk<br />
– SCD does occur in young patients with no known cardiac problems<br />
• Much less common<br />
• Usually clues are present (from his<strong>to</strong>ry, ECG)
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