Global public health problem of XXXX .

@entity1164 @entity1 @entity1165 @entity645 @entity1906 @entity5099 @entity1167 @entity311 @entity204 @entity65
@entity65 is a leading cause of global mortality, accounting for almost 17 million @entity204 annually or 30% of all global mortality. In developing countries, it causes twice as many @entity204 as @entity645 , @entity311 and @entity1906 combined. It is estimated that about 40-50% of all @entity65 are @entity1164 ( @entity1164 ) and about 80% of these are caused by @entity1165 . Therefore, about 6 million @entity1164 occur annually due to @entity1165 . The survival rate from sudden @entity1167 is less than 1% worldwide and close to 5% in the US. Prevention of @entity65 by increasing awareness of risk factors such as lack of exercise, inappropriate diet and smoking has reduced cardiovascular mortality in the US over the past few decades. However, there is still a huge @entity65 burden globally as well as in the US. Therefore, there is a need to develop complementary strategies for management of @entity1164 . The data from several trials conclusively indicate that implantable defibrillators improve mortality in @entity1 who have experienced an episode or are at high risk of developing @entity1165 . These devices are reimbursed and are being used frequently in the developed economies for management of @entity5099 . However, due to that low level of public and private health spending in developing economies and the relatively high cost of ICDs, their implant rates are very low there. The Automatic External Defibrillators and Emergency Medical Response Services equipped with AEDs provide complementary as well as alternative opportunities for management of @entity5099 . There are several challenges associated with the adoption of these strategies. The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these strategies need to be compared with ICDs to determine the appropriate strategy for various geographies. The global problem of @entity5099 as well as the various options for its management will be discussed in the presentation.
