ARRHYTHMIAS AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH: ADVANCES IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION
Keywords:
SCD, rhythm, unexpectedAbstract
Arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) are significant public health issues. SCD is defined as unexpected death due to a cardiac cause occurring within 1 hour of symptom onset, whereas arrhythmia refers to an abnormality in the rate, rhythm, or sequence of cardiac contractions. The most common cause of SCD is ventricular arrhythmia, which results from an abnormal electrical activity in the heart's ventricles. Several advances in risk assessment and prevention strategies have been made in recent years, leading to a decrease in the incidence of SCD.
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