TY - JOUR
T1 - The first cardioverter defibrillator implanted in central Africa
AU - Cabral, Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques
AU - Budzee, Appolonia
AU - Butera, Gianfranco
PY - 2016/3/17
Y1 - 2016/3/17
N2 - Sudden cardiac deaths, which account for approximately 350 000 deaths each year, is a major health care problem. Antiarrhythmic drugs have not been reliable in preventing sudden cardiac death. Although β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and revascularization play a role in prevention of sudden cardiac death, the development and subsequent refinement of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has made the most important contribution to its management. We report the first documented implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in central, eastern and western Africa.
AB - Sudden cardiac deaths, which account for approximately 350 000 deaths each year, is a major health care problem. Antiarrhythmic drugs have not been reliable in preventing sudden cardiac death. Although β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and revascularization play a role in prevention of sudden cardiac death, the development and subsequent refinement of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has made the most important contribution to its management. We report the first documented implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in central, eastern and western Africa.
KW - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
KW - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
KW - Sudden death
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U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.115.3822
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.115.3822
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84969715308
VL - 23
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
SN - 1937-8688
M1 - 115
ER -