Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death: can we afford the cost of cardioverter-defibrillators?
These findings appear useful to help evaluate the affordability of ICD in comparison with other therapeutic options in a context of limited available economic resources.
Magnesium administration has an infarct size limiting effect independent of its effects on myocardial oxygen consumption and incidence of arrhythmia in rabbits. The infarct size limiting effect of magnesium is attributable, at least in part, to augmentation of adenosine mechanism.