Abstract
Despite advancements in prevention and treatment, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a leading cause of mortality and is responsible for approximately half of all deaths from cardiovascular disease. Outcomes continue to remain poor following a sudden cardiac arrest, with most individuals not surviving. Although coronary heart disease remains the dominant underlying condition, our understanding of SCD is improving through greater knowledge of clinical risk factors, cardiomyopathies, and primary arrhythmic disorders. However, despite a growing wealth of information from studies in North America, Europe, and Japan, data from other global regions (and particularly from low-and middle-income countries) remains scarce.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 6-14 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Heart Lung and Circulation |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Sudden cardiac death
- Sudden death
- Ventricular arrhythmia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death : Global and Regional Perspectives. / Wong, Christopher X.; Brown, Alex; Lau, Dennis H.; Chugh, Sumeet S.; Albert, Christine M.; Kalman, Jonathan M.; Sanders, Prash.
In: Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol. 28, No. 1, 01.01.2019, p. 6-14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death
T2 - Heart, lung & circulation
AU - Wong, Christopher X.
AU - Brown, Alex
AU - Lau, Dennis H.
AU - Chugh, Sumeet S.
AU - Albert, Christine M.
AU - Kalman, Jonathan M.
AU - Sanders, Prash
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Despite advancements in prevention and treatment, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a leading cause of mortality and is responsible for approximately half of all deaths from cardiovascular disease. Outcomes continue to remain poor following a sudden cardiac arrest, with most individuals not surviving. Although coronary heart disease remains the dominant underlying condition, our understanding of SCD is improving through greater knowledge of clinical risk factors, cardiomyopathies, and primary arrhythmic disorders. However, despite a growing wealth of information from studies in North America, Europe, and Japan, data from other global regions (and particularly from low-and middle-income countries) remains scarce.
AB - Despite advancements in prevention and treatment, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a leading cause of mortality and is responsible for approximately half of all deaths from cardiovascular disease. Outcomes continue to remain poor following a sudden cardiac arrest, with most individuals not surviving. Although coronary heart disease remains the dominant underlying condition, our understanding of SCD is improving through greater knowledge of clinical risk factors, cardiomyopathies, and primary arrhythmic disorders. However, despite a growing wealth of information from studies in North America, Europe, and Japan, data from other global regions (and particularly from low-and middle-income countries) remains scarce.
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Sudden cardiac death
KW - Sudden death
KW - Ventricular arrhythmia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.08.026
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.08.026
M3 - Review article
VL - 28
SP - 6
EP - 14
JO - Heart, lung & circulation
JF - Heart, lung & circulation
SN - 1443-9506
IS - 1
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