Mayo Clinic Heart Attack Study

People who survive a heart attack face the greatest risk of dying from sudden cardiac death (SCD) during the first month after leaving the hospital, according to a long-term community study by Mayo Clinic researchers of nearly 3,000 heart attack survivors.
Sudden cardiac death can happen when the hearts electrical system malfunctions; if treatment — cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation — does not happen fast, a person dies.
After that first month, the risk of sudden cardiac death drops significantly — but rises again if a person experiences signs of heart failure. The research results appear in the Nov. 5 edition of Journal of the American Medical Association.
Veronique Roger, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist provides an overview of the study and it's findings.
For more information on heart attacks, click on the following link: http://www.mayoclinic.org/heart-attack/

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