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Declining Trend of Sudden Cardiac Death in Younger Individuals: A 20-Year Nationwide Study

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Declining cardiovascular mortality rates have been well-documented, yet temporal trends of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young individuals remain unclear.

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VF arrest at home, no memory of chest pain. Angiography non-diagnostic. Does this patient need an ICD? You need all the ECGs to know for sure.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They shocked him twice before return of spontaneous circulation. This is a critically important determination because of the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. When EMS arrived the patient was in ventricular fibrillation.

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Multimodality Imaging of Arrhythmic Risk in Mitral Valve Prolapse

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. However, a subset of patients may develop arrhythmic complications, including sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects 2% to 3% of the general population and is typically benign.

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Abstract 4139677: A rare case of ventriculobronchial fistula caused by an epicardial defibrillator patch

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4139677-A4139677, November 12, 2024. Background:Epicardial patch defibrillators (EPDs) were commonly implanted in the 1990s for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. She experienced massive hemoptysis, leading to respiratory and cardiac arrest, but was resuscitated.

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Inheritance of Imaging Parameters of Arrhythmic Risk in Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Pedigree Study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:A subset of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a highly heritable condition, experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD).

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Flecainide Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Arrhythmic Events in a Large Cohort of Patients With Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The primary end point was AEs, defined as sudden cardiac death, sudden cardiac arrest, appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock, and arrhythmic syncope. mg/kg per day [interquartile range, 1.7–3.1]) 3.1]) were included.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

Inflammation driven by signaling cytokines, circulating immune cells, adhesion molecules, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) leads to atherosclerotic plaque development, plaque progression, and eventual rupture.14,15 2019 Sep 10;140(11):e649-e650] [published correction appears in Circulation. Circulation.