Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction and Prevention
Key result
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest yields just ~5% overall survival in North America.
Why the study?
Sudden cardiac death continues to cause a high number of deaths annually in the US despite declines in coronary artery disease mortality and advanced resuscitation systems.
Population
General population at risk of or experiencing sudden cardiac death
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
Loading...
Member takes
Implication
Ongoing high SCD mortality highlights care gaps; leaves open trials of novel prevention strategies.
Structured PICO
P
Population
General population at risk of or experiencing sudden cardiac death (SCD)
Sudden cardiac death remains a major public health issue in the US with very low survival rates despite advanced first responder systems.
Cite This Study
Fishman et al. (2010) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death. Sudden cardiac death continues to claim 250,000 to 300,000 US lives annually, with an overall survival rate of 4.6% for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in North America.