First Aid classes | 10 measures could prevent sudden cardiac death

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First Aid classes 10 measures could prevent
sudden cardiac death
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Ten strategies could help doctors, patients and
families prevent sudden cardiac death, according
to a new report. The findings from the American
College of Cardiology and the American Heart
Association published Monday in the Journal of
the American College of Cardiology and
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and
Outcomes. More than 350,000 Americans each year
have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, where the
heart stops beating, and only 12 percent survive,
according to the AHA.
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Experts say that many of those deaths could be
prevented if doctors and others implemented 10
evidence-based recommendations Smoking
cessation intervention Screening for family
history of sudden cardiac death Screening those
with a strong family history of cardiomyopathy
and sudden cardiac death for asymptomatic left
ventricular dysfunction, a type of heart failure
that makes breathing difficult Referring family
members of patients who are hospitalized with
known heart conditions that increase the risk of
sudden cardiac arrest for education about CPR and
automated external defibrillator use
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Using implantable cardioverter defibrillators in
patients with heart failure and reduced ejection
fraction, where the heart isn't adequately
pumping blood, who are predicted to survive more
than one year Following guideline-directed
medical therapy for prevention of sudden cardiac
death in patients with heart failure and reduced
ejection fraction Using guideline-directed
medical therapy to prevent sudden cardiac death
in patients with heart attack and reduced
ejection fraction Documenting the absence of
reversible causes of ventricular
tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation cardiac
arrest and/or sustained ventricular tachycardia
before a secondary prevention ICD is placed
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Counseling eligible patients about ICD
use Counseling first-degree relatives of
survivors of sudden cardiac arrest associated
with an inheritable condition about the need for
screening This is the first comprehensive
measure set in the area of sudden cardiac death
prevention, said Sana Al-Khatib, M.D., co-chair
of the writing committee and professor of
medicine at Duke University. Our vision is that
these measures will be developed, tested and
implemented in clinical practice and that
implementation will improve patient care and
outcomes.
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