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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[3]

Overview

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurs abruptly and unexpectedly in a person who is not known to have cardiac disease. It usually happens within one hour of onset of symptoms. About twenty-five percent of human deaths can be attributed to SCD, with the most common mechanism being the ventricular fibrillation (VF). This concept was first proposed by MacWilliam more than 120 years ago, during the time when the electrocardiogram was not yet invented.[1]

The concept of evolutions on how the relationship of SCD and VF was established, the development of defibrillators was achieved, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) methods were practiced, can provide a better description of how SCD evolved through time. [1]


Relation of Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Fibrillation

  • The importance of VF became clear after decades of exploring the scientific explanation for sudden cardiac death.
  • Below is a table that summarizes the historical events on how sudden cardiac death became clear.
Table 1.Personalities With Significant Historical Contribution to the Discovery of Sudden Cardiac Death.
Name Image Description
John A. MacWilliam
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John A. MacWilliam.
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Lyman Brewer
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Vesalius
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John Erichsen
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Carl Ludwig and M Hoffa
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Ziemssen
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Development of Defibrillators

Table 2. The development of defibrillation therapy for sudden cardiac death.
Name Image Description
Jean Luis Prevost and Frederic Battelli
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William Kouwenhoven and Guy Knickerbocker
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Albert Hyman and C. Henry Hyman
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Claude Beck
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Eskin and Klimov
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Bernard Lown and Barouh Berkovits
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McNeilly and Pemberton
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Stephen Heilman and Michel Mirowski
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Morton Mower
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John Schuder
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Table 2. The development of defibrillation therapy for sudden cardiac death.
Name Image Description
University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Resuscitation Group
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Abhilash SP, Namboodiri N (2014). "Sudden cardiac death--historical perspectives". Indian Heart J. 66 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1): S4–9. doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2014.01.002. PMC 4237290. PMID 24568828.

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