Sudden cardiac death – Historical perspectives

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes that occurs in a short time period (generally within 1 h of symptom onset) in a person with known or unknown cardiac disease. It is believed to be involved in nearly a quarter of human deaths, with ventricular fibrillation being...

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Main Authors: S.P. Abhilash, Narayanan Namboodiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400008X