Opening a new front in the fight against sudden cardiac death: Is it time for near-term prevention?

Nicole Karam; Eloi Marijon; Xavier Jouven

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.009

Opening a new front in the fight against sudden cardiac death: Is it time for near-term prevention?

Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jun 15:237:10-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

Authors

Nicole Karam¹, Eloi Marijon¹, Xavier Jouven²

Affiliations

¹ Paris Sudden Death Expertise Center, Paris, France; Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), INSERM Unit 970, Paris, France; AP-HP, Cardiology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.
² Paris Sudden Death Expertise Center, Paris, France; Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), INSERM Unit 970, Paris, France; AP-HP, Cardiology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Paris Descartes University, Paris, France. Electronic address: xavier.jouven@aphp.fr.

PMID: 28285797
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.009

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major issue of public health with more than 350,000 deaths per year in the United States, accounting for almost half of cardiovascular mortality. Despite major investments in both prevention and resuscitation, SCD mortality remains high, highlighting the need for a novel approach to reduce SCD burden. We hereby propose a new approach - near-term prevention - that is based on Anticipation, aiming to ensure that resuscitation will be initiated early enough after SCD, or even that prophylactic therapy will be initiated in this well targeted population for preventing SCD occurrence.

Keywords: Chain of survival; Near-term prevention; Sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / trends*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Humans
Risk Factors
Time-to-Treatment / trends*