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Hindi International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602
Richard J. Frink Author
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Affiliation
Angioplasty,Aortic valve,Arteriosclerosis,Capillaries,Cardiac arrest
Principal Investigator, Heart Research Foundation of Sacramento 1007 39th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA
Biography
Dr. Frink is the Principal Investigator of the Heart Research Foundation of Sacramento. He received his training at Iowa, Mayo Clinic and Alabama. He practiced invasive cardiology in Sacramento for 35 years and at the same time established a histology photographic laboratory to study the post-mortem heart. He performed extensive post-mortem examinations of the hearts of over 150 of patients who died of acute coronary disease, as well as hearts of pigs and sheep. He has published approximately 25 research papers and a book detailing the pathologic findings in patients who died of acute coronary disease.
Publications
Editorial Open Access
Sudden Cardiac Death is not Caused by Ischemia
Author(s): Richard J. Frink
Sudden Cardiac Death is not Caused by Ischemia
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major health problem with upwards of 500,000 cardiovascular deaths in the United States due to this problem each year. The SCD patients referred to here are those apparently healthy persons who drop dead suddenly without experiencing any symptoms or able to call for help. The cause is usually sudden onset of ventricular fibrillation (VF). Survival is very poor with most studies showing about 15% of successfully resuscitated patients leaving the hospital neurologically intact.The presumed cause of t... view more»
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