Management of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death

摘要: Can one protect the subject at high risk for sudden cardiac death? To be able to answer this question requires identification of specific pathologic derangement contributing fatality. However, in most victims death (SCD) no acute lesions are demonstrable. Autopsy studies document severe occlusive atherosclerotic disease major epicardial coronary arteries.1,2 But arterial events such as thrombosis diseased vessels, hemorrhage into a plaque, fracture lesion observed minority cases.3 Even if occlusion is not demonstrable, does preclude occurrence myocardial infarction. even with sensitive stains, majority patients dying suddenly exhibit evidence Reichenback and coworkers4 noted findings only 5% victims.