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  • Title: [Sudden cardiac death].
    Author: Stoupel E, Jottrand M.
    Journal: Rev Med Brux; 2001 Dec; 22(6):488-96. PubMed ID: 11811044.
    Abstract:
    Sudden cardiac death describes the unexpected natural death from cardiac cause within a short time period from the onset of symptoms (usually one hour) in a person without any prior condition that would appear fatal. The mechanism is generally a malignant ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation). Sudden death is a major public health problem as it accounts for 3 to 400,000 deaths annually in the United States. Risk factors, physiopathological mechanisms, disease states associated with sudden death, and primary and secondary prevention treatments are reviewed.
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