在世界某些地区,心源性突然死亡是个重要的问题,约2/3死于冠心病的患者在到医院前已死亡。本文报道美国西雅图市在成立院外抢救组的3年内,886例院外发作心室颤动经抢救复苏而长期存活的146例的随访结果。 In some parts of the world, a sudden cardiac death is an important issue. About two-thirds of patients who die of coronary heart disease have died before going to the hospital. This article reports the follow-up results of 146 patients with long-term survival after 886 out-of-hospital episodes of ventricular fibrillation rescued and resuscitated in Seattle, USA, within 3 years of setting up an out-of-hospital rescue team.