Mechanisms and immediate outcome of in-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with advanced heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
P Faggiano, A d'Aloia, A Gualeni, A Gardini… - American Journal of …, 2001 - ajconline.org
Chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to have a high mortality rate, despite
recent improvements in pharmacologic therapy. 1, 2 There is a spectrum of mechanisms of
death in these patients, with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and pump failure at 2 extremes2,
3: in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction or mild CHF, who are
characterized by a relatively low total mortality risk, the incidence of SCD is higher. 1, 4, 5 In
contrast, in patients with moderate to severe CHF, overall mortality shows a progressive …
recent improvements in pharmacologic therapy. 1, 2 There is a spectrum of mechanisms of
death in these patients, with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and pump failure at 2 extremes2,
3: in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction or mild CHF, who are
characterized by a relatively low total mortality risk, the incidence of SCD is higher. 1, 4, 5 In
contrast, in patients with moderate to severe CHF, overall mortality shows a progressive …