Uretsky B F, Sheahan R G
Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555-0553, USA.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997 Dec;30(7):1589-97. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(97)00361-6.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) may occur in as many as 40% of all patients who suffer from heart failure. This review describes the scope of the problem, risk factors for SCD, the effect of medications used in heart failure on SCD and the potential effect of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in primary prevention.
在所有心力衰竭患者中,多达40%的人可能会发生心源性猝死(SCD)。本综述描述了该问题的范围、SCD的危险因素、用于心力衰竭的药物对SCD的影响以及植入式心脏复律除颤器在一级预防中的潜在作用。