Shen E N, Scully N M, Nakamura D S, Azuma S, Itagaki R K
Hawaii Med J. 1989 Jul;48(7):262-4, 267.
Sudden cardiac death is the major cause of death in the United States today, claiming over 400,000 victims each year, or one per minute. In the majority of cases, the underlying mechanism is malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmia, with the common substrate being abnormal myocardium from ischemic heart disease or congestive cardiomyopathy.
心脏性猝死是当今美国主要的死亡原因，每年导致超过40万人死亡，即每分钟有一人死亡。在大多数情况下，潜在机制是恶性室性快速性心律失常，常见的病理基础是缺血性心脏病或充血性心肌病导致的心肌异常。
