Sudden Cardiac Death, an Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volume 1-1
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4377-1680-1
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

In the United States, 50-60 individuals suffer a cardiac arrest each hour, amounting to approximately 250,000 deaths every year. In the first five minutes of a cardiac arrest, ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation are the most frequent cardiac arrhythmias encountered. Despite emergency medical response systems, the long-term survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains poor in most US cities. Paramount to achieving successful resuscitation of a cardiac arrest victim is providing early defibrillation. This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics covers a full spectrum of issues related to sudden cardiac death, including the epidemiology of sudden cardiac death, advances in CPR, the implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), and VT ablation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thakur, Ranjan K

Natale, Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Über Autor(innen)

Thakur, Ranjan K
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