• Primary care · Mar 2024

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    Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death.

    • Scott Bragg, Brandon Brown, and Alexei O DeCastro.
    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Pharmacy and MUSC College of Medicine, 173 Ashley Avenue, CP 240, MSC 141, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Medicine, MUSC Department of Family Medicine, 135 Cannon Street, Suite 405, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: braggsc@musc.edu.
    • Prim. Care. 2024 Mar 1; 51 (1): 143154143-154.

    AbstractVentricular tachyarrhythmias remain a major cause of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) that leads to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Primary prevention strategies to prevent SCD include promoting a healthy lifestyle, following United States Preventive Service Task Force recommendations related to cardiovascular disease, and controlling comorbid conditions. For a patient experiencing SCA, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation should be performed. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators are more effective at secondary prevention compared with drug therapy but medications such as amiodarone, beta-blockers, and sotalol may be helpful adjuncts to reduce the risk of SCD or improve a patient's symptoms (eg, palpitations and inappropriate defibrillator shocks).Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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