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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) causes 300,000–400,000 deaths annually in the United States and is responsible for nearly 50% of all cardiovascular mortality worldwide. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) degenerating into ventricular fibrillation (VF) causes two-thirds of SCD. Among patients with heart failure (HF), one-third to one-half of deaths are sudden. Because there are often no warning symptoms to identify...
A variety of medical therapies are clinically proven to improve symptoms and mortality in heart failure patients. However, some patients remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. A subset of these patients may demonstrate electrical dyssynchrony which may contribute to hemodynamic and clinical deterioration. This chapter reviews the pathophysiology and clinical assessment of dyssynchrony,...
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