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Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
Author(s):
Andrew D’Silva
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Michael Papadakis
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Reginald Liew
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3 years ago
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) can be defined as unexpected death that occurs within one hour of the onset of symptoms or during sleep in a person who was previously stable. The mode of death, which may be due to an arrhythmic or non-arrhythmic cause, depends on the underlying cardiovascular abnormality (mechanical or electrical substrate). SCD remains a major public health problem worldwide and is…
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Author(s):
Johannes Sperzel
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6 years ago
Screening: a systematic and efficient way to optimize patient selection at risk for sudden cardiac death - Johannes Sperzel from Bad Nauheim, Germany speaking at HFA 2017.
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Author(s):
Vincent Floré
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Rik Willems
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3 years ago
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can be defined as the abrupt cessation of cardiac activity due to an underlying cardiac cause, occurring instantaneously in a previously stable patient and in the absence of non-cardiovascular causes (e.g., trauma, intoxication, drowning, electrocution).1,2 SCA will lead to loss of consciousness within the minute due to insufficient cerebral perfusion. If no immediate…
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Author(s):
Felix Gramley
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Andreas Goette
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3 years ago
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, with sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounting for most of these fatalities.1 Considering the growing prevalence of coronary heart disease and cardiomyopathies (see Figure 1) that, taken together, cause most SCDs, effective treatments are needed. Since by definition SCD is ‘sudden’ (generally accepted to be within one hour after onset of symptoms…
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Author(s):
David Calvo Cuervo
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1 year ago
Sex, Drugs, MVD, rSS and STEMI
Author(s):
Sonya Burgess
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Craig P Juergens
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Wesley Yang
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et al
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11 months ago
Article
Author(s):
Derk Jan ten Harkel
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Maarten Witsenburg
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3 years ago
In recent years, there have been many advances in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in children. This paper focuses on some of these advances, and gives an overview of relevant studies. Special attention is paid to technological advances that have created the possibility of using devices like an implantable loop recorder or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in even small…
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Leah A John
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Michael R Gold
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