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One Beat At A Time.


One Beat At A Time

Matthew D. Noble

Russell Douglas Publishing

13097 Golfside Court, Suite 103, Clio MI 48420

Event Management Services (publicity)

1127 Grove Street, Clearwater, FL 33755

0976943603 $14.95 www.russell-douglas.com

"One Beat At A Time: Living With Sudden Cardiac Death Sudden Cardiac Death Definition

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to heart problems, which occurs within one hour from the start of any cardiac-related symptoms. SCD is sometimes called cardiac arrest.
" is the personal story Matthew D. Noble (a sudden cardiac arrest cardiac arrest
n.
Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation.


Cardiac arrest
A condition in which the heart stops functioning.
 survivor) of his experiences with having congenital congenital /con·gen·i·tal/ (kon-jen´i-t'l) existing at, and usually before, birth; referring to conditions that are present at birth, regardless of their causation.

con·gen·i·tal
adj.
1.
 heart problems and who has had to learn to live with the constant threat of sudden death. Readers will learn through Matthew's memoir about Impantiable Cardioverter Defilbriallators, what this ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device.

ICD
abbr.
 does and how the device works in preventing thousands of deaths each year from cardiac arrest. Informed, informative, and engaging, "One Beat At A Time" is a candidly written and enthusiastically recommended autobiography.
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Title Annotation:One Beat At A Time: Living With Sudden Cardiac Death
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Date:Oct 1, 2006
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