The World Health Organization estimates that cardiovascular diseases were responsible
for almost 18 million deaths globally in 2019 [
[1]
], and of these, around half were classified as sudden cardiac death (SCD) [
[2]
]. In 50% of cases of SCD, sudden cardiac arrest is the presenting manifestation of
the underlying cardiovascular disease, and a further 20% of the deaths are due to
cardiomyopathies or genetic aetiologies which are mostly undiagnosed prior to sudden
cardiac arrest [
[2]
,
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: October 13, 2022
Accepted:
July 31,
2022
Received:
July 10,
2022
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© 2022 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
