Charmaine J. Palafox, MD

Approx. 50% of CHD deaths occurs as sudden cardiac arrest

SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH (SCD)  In the US, SCD is estimated at 300,000 to 350,000 annually  overall incidence is between 1-2 deaths per 1000 persons among the general population Braunwald’s 9 th ed, p 846.

PRIMARY PREVENTION FOR SCD  prevention of an initial event among patients at high risk because of an advanced heart disease with low ejection fraction Braunwald’s 9 th ed, p 875.

LV Ejection Fraction NEJM, 1983.

Europace, 2010:12, p

Total Mortality Europace, 2010:12, p

Heart Rhythm, Vol 7, No 7, July 2010, p. 880.

NEJM. 2008;359:10, p 1006.

J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2008;51;e1-e62