TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Emergency Resuscitation Measures
A1  - Hastings, Ramin
A1  - Kirtane, Ajay J.
A2  - Samady, Habib
A2  - Fearon, William F.
A2  - Yeung, Alan C.
A2  - King III, Spencer B.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Interventional Cardiology, 2e
AB  - Sudden  cardiac  death  (SCD)  is  the  leading  cause  of  cardiovascular  death  and  remains  an  important  public  health  issue.  The  definition  of  SCD  includes  death  from  natural  causes  within  an  hour  of  a  change  in  cardiovascular  status  and  can  occur  in  patients  with  or  without  preexisting  cardiovascular  disease.  Incidence  estimates  for  SCD  in  the  United  States  vary  from  250,000  to  450,000  cases  a  year,  with  most  estimates  in  the  range  of  300,000  to  350,000  per  year.1  Although  the  worldwide  incidence  of  SCD  is  difficult  to  estimate,  several  studies  have  shown  the  rate  of  SCD  is  approximately  50  to  100  per  100,000  people.2  In  the  United  States,  SCD  accounts  for  about  half  of  cardiovascular  deaths  and  15%  to  20%  of  all  deaths.2  In  this  chapter,  we  will  briefly  review  the  most  common  etiologies  of  SCD  as  well  as  outline  treatment  strategies  for  dealing  with  patients  who  present  with  SCD  because  these  commonly  fall  under  the  realm  of  the  interventional  cardiologist.  A  thorough  knowledge  of  emergency  resuscitation  measures  is  critical  for  the  interventional  cardiologist  who  is  often  called  to  potentially  treat  patients  with  SCD,  whether  this  occurs  out  of  or  within  the  hospital  (even  within  the  cardiac  catheterization  laboratory).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146606558
ER  -