PMID: 7546506Sep 1, 1995Paper

Sudden cardiac death

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
S B Patton, P E Pacetti

Abstract

This article uses a biologic model of sudden cardiac death to identify structural abnormalities that serve as the substrate for sustained arrhythmias and functional changes that are transient and necessary for triggering an arrhythmia. The biologic framework is a valuable tool to use in understanding the relationship between structure and function and in organizing patients' clinical presentations and outcomes.

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