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Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

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Sudden death refers to death that occurs unexpectedly within 6 h of the onset of symptoms and in a normal state of health before. Mortality from sudden cardiac death (SCD) exceed the combined mortality of all major cancers. SCD mostly occurs outside the hospital, and most of them are asymptomatic before the onset of event. SCD has the characteristics of burstiness and unpredictability. The out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival chain emphasizes timely identification and call for help, mainly chest compressions, defibrillation as soon as possible, and waiting for the professional team to transfer to the hospital as soon as possible after arriving. The hospital cardiac arrest survival chain emphasizes strengthening monitoring, establishing a rapid response system, and multidisciplinary and multi-team collaboration. SCD prevention should focus on high-risk populations. Efforts are made to help patients remove the etiology, take effective measures to control risk factors, detect changes in the condition of high-risk patients, and reduce the incidence of SCD.

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Chai, Y., Shou, S., Gui, Y. (2021). Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. In: Zhu, H. (eds) Sudden Death. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7002-5_11

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