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Sudden Death Prevention in Heart Failure: What Role for ICD?

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New Advances in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

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Heart failure is one of the most frequent cardiovascular diseases, with a high cost to health care; in Italy about 1 million people are estimated to suffer from heart failure. The annual mortality due to heart failure ranges from 16% to 30%, increasing to 70% when patients with severe symptoms are considered. The relative rates of sudden death decrease with increase in NYHA class [1]. In 70%-80% of patients sudden death is due to an arrhythmia such as monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or in 15%-20%, bradyarrhythmias.

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Rossillo, A., Raviele, A. (2003). Sudden Death Prevention in Heart Failure: What Role for ICD?. In: Gulizia, M. (eds) New Advances in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2087-0_1

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