Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in heart failure: will the solution be shocking?
review · Level V
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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) may occur in as many as 40% of all patients who suffer from heart failure. This review describes the scope of the problem, risk factors for SCD, the effect of medications used in heart failure on SCD and the potential effect of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in primary prevention.
Medical subject headings
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Heart Failure