Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or heart attack?
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1 "Statistical Update." American Heart Association Website, www.cpr.heart.org/AHAECC/CPRAndECC/ General/UCM_477263_Cardiac-Arrest-Statistics.jsp. Accessed 26 May 2017.
2 Chandra, N, et al. JACC. 2013;61(10)1027-1040.
3 Drezner, JA, et al. HeartRhythm. 2007;4:4 549-565.
4 Wallert J, et al. Am Heart J. 2017;191:12-20
5 "About SCA." Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Website, http://www.sca-aware.org/about-sca.Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
6 American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2018 Update, Published online in Circulation, Jan. 31, 2018.
7 Benjamin EJ, et al. Circulation. 2017; Mar 7; 135(10): e146-e603.
8 Mozaffarian D, Benjamin EJ, Go AS, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2015;131:e29-322.
2 Chandra, N, et al. JACC. 2013;61(10)1027-1040.
3 Drezner, JA, et al. HeartRhythm. 2007;4:4 549-565.
4 Wallert J, et al. Am Heart J. 2017;191:12-20
5 "About SCA." Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Website, http://www.sca-aware.org/about-sca.Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.
6 American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2018 Update, Published online in Circulation, Jan. 31, 2018.
7 Benjamin EJ, et al. Circulation. 2017; Mar 7; 135(10): e146-e603.
8 Mozaffarian D, Benjamin EJ, Go AS, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2015;131:e29-322.
