Sudden unexpected cardiac death
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Sudden unexpected cardiac death
Why are we not doing more to prevent sudden unexpected cardiac death? Why is prevention of the principal cause of death occurring during acute myocardial ischaemia and impending myocardial infarction ignored? The majority are caused by ventricular fibrillation. This is most common within the first hour after the onset of an acute coronary syndrome and occurs with decreasing frequency thereafter...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0195-668X
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3373