Sudden heart death in everyone's life: medical essays

Sergey Mikhailovich Yashin - cardiologist, professor, expert on surgical treatment of heart rhythm disorders. In his book, he in an accessible form sets out modern ideas about the causes, mechanisms and methods of preventing sudden heart death. The author gives a description of the main forms of congenital and acquired heart disease, their possible participation in the emergence of arrhythmias threatening human life. The reader learns about the methods of evaluating and modifying personal risk of sudden death, as well as the possibility of correcting and treating leading factors. The book is designed not only for medical specialists and students of medical universities, but may turn out to be a useful and wide circle of readers.