Device therapy to prevent sudden death in patients with structural heart disease.
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: The advent of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator has provided clinicians with a potential tool to prevent sudden arrhythmic death. When considering patients with structural heart disease, long-term follow-up data have suggested that this is indeed an important cause of late mortality. It is essential therefore to undertake follow-up studies to identify high risk individuals or disease categories that are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), and to elucidate the specific risk factors that may be associated with this complication. We provide a brief update on the current state of knowledge in this challenging and rapidly developing field.
Source: PubMed
Authors: N Sreeram, U Trieschmann, M Emmel, M Khalil
Institution: University Hospital Cologne
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1922591273