Open AccessRationale and design of the Pan-African Sudden Cardiac Death survey: the Pan-African SCD study : cardiovascular topic
Author(s) -
Aimé Bonny,
Marcus Ngantcha,
Sylvie Ndongo Amougou,
Abdoul Kane,
S. Marrakchi,
Emmy Okello,
Georges Taty,
Abdulrrazzak Gehani,
M. Diakité,
Mohammed Abdullahi Talle,
Pier D. Lambiase,
Martin Houénassi,
Ashley Chin,
Harun Otieno,
Gloria Temu,
Isaac Koffi Owusu,
Kamilu M Karaye,
Abdalla A.M. Awad,
Bo Gregers Winkel,
Silvia G. Priori
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2014-035
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden cardiac death , epidemiology , natural history , cause of death , sudden cardiac arrest , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , resuscitation , emergency medicine , disease
The estimated rate of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in Western countries ranges from 300,000 to 400,000 annually, which represents 0.36 to 1.28 per 1 000 inhabitants in Europe and the United States. The burden of SCD in Africa is unknown. Our aim is to assess the epidemiology of SCD in Africa.