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110 1 _aWHO Scientific Group on Sudden Cardiac Death
245 1 0 _aSudden cardiac death : report of a WHO scientific group, meeting held in Geneva from 24 to 27 October 1984
260 _aGeneva :
_bWorld Health Organization,
_c1985
300 _a25 Pages;
_c20 cm.
490 0 _aWorld Health Organization technical report series ; no. 726
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- 2. defining sudden cardiac death -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Pathology and pathogenesis -- 5. Mechanisms of the terminal event -- 6. The autonomic nervous system and sudden cardiac death -- 7. Disorders of the myocardium -- 8. Prediction of sudden cardiac death -- 9. Prevention of sudden cardiac death -- 10. Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References
520 _aReviews accumulated data on sudden cardiac death in an effort to determine the consensus of scientific opinion on incidence, causes, predictive factors, and possibilities for prevention. Areas where future research should concentrate are also identified. The report surveys current knowledge on epidemiology, pathology, and pathogenesis, and mechanisms of the terminal event. Evidence implicating factors such as platelet-thrombus formation and sudden increases in myocardial oxygen demand is considered together with the possibility that certain types of autonomic neural activity can lead to the onset of lethal arrhythmias. Sections devoted to prediction and prevention point to the great need for more knowledge on the risk factors that are specific to sudden cardiac death, their predictive values and the possibilities of controlling them
650 4 _aEtiology
650 4 _aMortality
710 1 _aWorld Health Organization
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