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Cardiac Innervation and Sudden Death: New Strategies for Prevention

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Lethal Arrhythmias Resulting from Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 94))

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Abstract

The last decade has witnessed the acceptance of the concept that the sympathetic nervous system plays a critical role in the genesis of life-threatening arrhythmias, particularly in the setting of ischemic heart disease [1–4]. The clinical counterpart of this concept has been the evaluation of pharmacologic blockade of beta-adrenergic receptors in the prevention of sudden death among patients with a myocardial infarction. The results have been largely favorable [5, 6] and have had a profound impact on the clinical management of these patients.

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Schwartz, P.J. (1989). Cardiac Innervation and Sudden Death: New Strategies for Prevention. In: Rosen, M.R., Palti, Y. (eds) Lethal Arrhythmias Resulting from Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 94. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1649-7_22

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