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Definition
Sudden cardiac death natural death from cardiac causes, heralded by
abrupt loss of consciousness within 1 hour of the onset of an acute
change in cardiovascular status
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TermsRelatedtoSuddenCardiacDeath
TERM
DEFINITION
QUALIFIERS
Sudden, irreversible
cessation of all biologic None
functions
Cardiac arrest
Abrupt cessation of
cardiac mechanical
function, which may be
reversible by a prompt
intervention but will
lead to death in its
absence
MECHANISMS
Rare spontaneous
Ventricular fibrillation,
reversions; likelihood of
ventricular tachycardia,
successful intervention
asystole, bradycardia,
relates to mechanism of
pulseless electrical
arrest, clinical setting,
activity, mechanical
and prompt return of
factors
circulation
Nonspecific term;
includes cardiac arrest
and its consequences
and transient nonlifethreatening conditions
that usually revert
spontaneously
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Epidemiology
More than 460,000SCDs per year when all causes are included.
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Electrophysiologic abnormalities
Miscellaneous
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CORONARY ARTERIES
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Braunwalds hearts disease 9th e, part 41 Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac
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Coronary artery spasm, an established cause of acute ischemia and SCD is commonly
associated with nonobstructive plaques, and spasm itself has been recognized at
postmortem examination in rare cases
MYOCARDIUM
Healed myocardial infarction is a common finding in SCD victims, with most investigators
reporting frequencies ranging from 40% to more than 70%.
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VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY
heart
weights are higher in SCD victims than in those whose death is not sudden,
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TACHYARRYHTMIAS IN SCD
VT degenerating into VF
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BRADYARRHYTHMIAS IN SCD
Bradyarrhytmias
The
Mechanoelectrical Feedback
Coronary atherosclerosis
Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy
Valvular
Heart Disease
Infammatory
Congenital
Heart Disease
Electrolyte
abnormalities
Clinical Features
Braunwalds hearts disease 9th e, part 41 Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac
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Braunwalds hearts disease 9th e, part 41 Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac
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Braunwalds hearts disease 9th e, part 41 Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac
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Braunwalds hearts disease 9th e, part 41 Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac
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Clinical history
Electrocardiographic abnormalities
Autonomic markers
Signal-averaged electrocardiography
T-wave alternans
Electrophysiologic studies
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ACE-I
Dofetilide
Amiodarone
ROLE OF SURGERY
Revascularization
Antiarrythmia
Catheter
surgery
ablation therapy
oropharynx
if no specific
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