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PRIMARY RESULTS OF ICD FOR PREVENTION OF SCD IN VIETNAM HEART INSTITUTE PHAM QUOC KHANH, MD, PhD et al Vietnam heart Institute Background • ICDs are accepted therapy for patients at risk for SCA due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias • SCA is estimated to affect > million people each year worldwide • ICD worldwide implants have grown an average of 24% per year in the last five years • There is substantial variation in ICD use by country • The U.S claims-based study attempts to quantify the number of patients who qualify for ICD therapy U.S Bureau:World population profile 2000.www.census.gov,2001 Am J Cardiol 1997;80(5B):10F-19F InstructorÕs Guide to ICDs 2000, Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter JCE 2002;13:38-43 Background • ICDs greatly reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death among patients with life threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias and recently have been proven to reduce all cause mortality in these patients • Although ICD therapy is very effective, it is perceived as a more expensive therapy than antiarrhythmic drug therapy • High healthcare costs are a concern to both healthcare insurers and the medical community Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Statistics • Accounts for 63% of all cardiac related deaths in the US1 • One of the most common causes of death in developed countries: Geography Incidence Survival Worldwide 3,000,0002