Tag Jeffrey J. Goldberger

Cardiovascular

Impact of Nontraditional Antiarrhythmic Drugs on Sudden Cardiac Death

Introduction Although mortality from coronary artery disease (CAD) has declined in the United States, sudden cardiac death (SCD; see Chapter 79 ) remains a major clinical problem, with a reported range of 184,000 to 462,000 deaths occurring annually. , Strategies…

Zipes and Jalife’s Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside
September 16, 2023

Cardiovascular

Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as death after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in a patient with either known or previously undetected cardiac abnormalities in whom the mode and time of death are unexpected. Transient endogenous influences on cardiac…

Zipes and Jalife’s Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside
September 16, 2023