INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF CORONARY HEART DISEASEIN PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death - a non-violent death, which developed instantly or within one hour from the time of acute changes in the clinical status of patient, which is based on cardiac causes. The main cause of SCD is coronary heart disease, which accounts for 80% of all cases. More than half of that cases are associated with acute disorders of the coronary circulation. Sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. All activities that improve the prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease, reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death. Methods of direct myocardial revascularization allowed to improve radically the quality of life and prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Interventional treatment is highly effective and widely used method of direct myocardial revascularization, plays a crucial role in improving life expectancy of patients with ischemic heart disease, including through the prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Keywords

sudden cardiac death / revascularization / percutaneous coronary interventions / stenting

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Staferov A.V., Sorokin A.V.