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Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention.

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Al-Khatib, SM; Sanders, GD; Carlson, M; Cicic, A; Curtis, A; Fonarow, GC; Groeneveld, PW; Hayes, D; Heidenreich, P; Mark, D; Peterson, E ...
Published in: Am Heart J
October 2008

Because the burden of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is substantial, it is important to use all guideline-driven therapies to prevent SCD. Among those therapies is the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). When indicated, ICD use is beneficial and cost-effective. Unfortunately, studies suggest that most patients who have indications for this therapy for primary or secondary prevention of SCD are not receiving it. To explore potential reasons for this underuse and to propose potential facilitators for ICD dissemination, the Duke Center for the Prevention of SCD at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (Durham, NC) organized a think tank meeting of experts on this issue. The meeting took place on December 12 and 13, 2007, and it included representatives of clinical cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, general internal medicine, economics, health policy, the US Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency for Health care Research and Quality, and the device and pharmaceutical industry. Although the meeting was funded by industry participants, this article summarizing the presentations and discussions that occurred at the meeting presents the expert opinion of the authors.

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Am Heart J

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1097-6744

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

156

Issue

4

Start / End Page

613 / 622

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Risk Assessment
  • Registries
  • Primary Prevention
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Patient Selection
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Minority Groups
  • Humans
 

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Al-Khatib, S. M., Sanders, G. D., Carlson, M., Cicic, A., Curtis, A., Fonarow, G. C., … Zipes, D. (2008). Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention. Am Heart J, 156(4), 613–622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2008.05.027
Al-Khatib, Sana M., Gillian D. Sanders, Mark Carlson, Aida Cicic, Anne Curtis, Gregg C. Fonarow, Peter W. Groeneveld, et al. “Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention.Am Heart J 156, no. 4 (October 2008): 613–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2008.05.027.
Al-Khatib SM, Sanders GD, Carlson M, Cicic A, Curtis A, Fonarow GC, et al. Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention. Am Heart J. 2008 Oct;156(4):613–22.
Al-Khatib, Sana M., et al. “Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention.Am Heart J, vol. 156, no. 4, Oct. 2008, pp. 613–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.05.027.
Al-Khatib SM, Sanders GD, Carlson M, Cicic A, Curtis A, Fonarow GC, Groeneveld PW, Hayes D, Heidenreich P, Mark D, Peterson E, Prystowsky EN, Sager P, Salive ME, Thomas K, Yancy CW, Zareba W, Zipes D. Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention. Am Heart J. 2008 Oct;156(4):613–622.
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Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

156

Issue

4

Start / End Page

613 / 622

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
  • Risk Assessment
  • Registries
  • Primary Prevention
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Patient Selection
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Minority Groups
  • Humans