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SCA Assessment - Am I at risk?

This risk assessment is an important first step to help people with heart disease determine their risk of sudden cardiac death. It is not intended as a substitute for a physician visit. Consult your doctor for information about diagnosis or treatment of your condition.
If you need emergency assistance, call 911.

"If your heart has been damaged from a heart attack or other causes, you may be at high risk for sudden cardiac death. This is the case even if you have had bypass surgery or a balloon angioplasty. A Heart Rhythm Specialist can help determine if you are at risk and if necessary, provide treatment to reduce your risk."

Dr. Bruce Wilkoff MD
Director of Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

After you answer the questions below, click on the Submit button for your results.

1. Have you experienced any of the following? (Choose one)

Heart attack?

Coronary artery bypass surgery?

Coronary artery stent implantation?

Coronary angioplasty?

No

2. Has your doctor told you that your heart's pumping function is poor or that your ejection fraction is?

40 percent or less?

30 percent or less?

My ejection fraction is above 50 or normal.

I don't know or am not certain of my ejection fraction.

3. In addition to the risk factors mentioned in questions 1 and 2, have you experienced either palpitations or thumping in your chest or felt that your heart was racing?

Yes

No

4. In addition to the above risk factors, have you suddenly lost consciousness, completely fainted or were so dizzy that you nearly fainted?

Yes

No

5. Has a member of your immediate family experienced an episode of sudden cardiac arrest?

Yes

No

6. Have YOU survived a previous episode of sudden cardiac arrest?

Yes

No

To get your risk assessment results, click on Submit below

Please note: This risk assessment is to be used as an educational tool only. Only a doctor can determine a person's risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the treatment(s) that person should receive.