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what is the definition or description of: sudden cardiac death?
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Dr. Alan Heldman answered
32 years experience Cardiology
Sudden cardiac death: SCD means a cardiac arrest which occurs shortly (usually defined as <1 hour) after the first symptom. Aborted SCD would mean that the cardiac arrest was treated, e.g. by defibrillation. Causes of SCD include acute myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, and heart failure.
Answered on Nov 27, 2017
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