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dc.contributor.author | Zaman, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Goldberger, J. J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kovoor, Pramesh | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-22T03:28:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-22T03:28:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Heart, Lung & Circulation 28(1):57-64, 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://wslhd.intersearch.com.au/wslhdjspui/handle/1/8817 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a major public health issue, accounting for half of all cardiovascular deaths world-wide. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has been solidified as the cornerstone therapy in primary prevention of SCD in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. However, what has become increasingly clear is that the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is an inadequate tool to select patients for a prophylactic ICD, despite its widespread use for this purpose. Use of LVEF alone has poor specificity for arrhythmic versus non-arrhythmic death. In addition, the vast majority of sudden deaths occur in patients with more preserved cardiac function. Alternate predictors of sudden death include electrophysiology study, non-invasive markers of electrical instability, myocardial fibrosis, genetic and bio-markers. The challenge for the future is finding a risk stratification test, or combination of tests, that adequately select patients at high risk of SCD with low competing risk of non-sudden death. | - |
dc.title | Sudden Death Risk-Stratification in 2018-2019: The Old and the New | - |
dc.type | Journal Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.08.027 | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Cardiovascular Diseases | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Death, Sudden, Cardiac | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Global Health | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Incidence | - |
dc.subject.keywords | Primary Prevention | - |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Heart, Lung & Circulation | - |
dc.identifier.department | Cardiology | - |
dc.contributor.wslhd | Kovoor, Pramesh | - |
dc.type.studyortrial | Review | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30482684 | - |
dc.identifier.facility | Westmead | - |
Appears in Collections: | Westmead Hospital 2019 - 2024 |
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