| Arrhythmia Alliance began its activities in Argentina, The main objectives of the NGO include the awareness about the importance of arrhythmias and death sudden, and the development of campaigns doomed to change government policies on such issues are a real scourge. April 15 opened headquarters in the Argentina of Arrhythmia Alliance, a major nongovernmental organization that already exists in other countries (USA, England, Sweden, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Portugal, Holland and Italy). Campaign on Prevention of Sudden Death began on November 12 last year, occasion of the visit of the founder of Arrhythmia Alliance. The visit coincided with the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Rotary Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina and rotating dean of the sponsoring entities of this enterprise. Notably, the Rotary Club is largest NGO in the world and has led campaigns that have led to almost complete eradication of polio, among other achievements. Arrhythmia Alliance is made up of doctors, nurses, patients, nongovernmental organizations, journalists, representatives of the medical industry and medical students, among others. The main tasks of the institution is doomed campaigns to create awareness about arrhythmias and sudden death and to promote the creation of a legal framework for a better "chain of survival", which ranges from detection of population at risk to the ability to take effective and quick to increase the survival of victims of cardiac arrest dramatically. Dr. Jorge Gonzalez Zuelgaray , authorized teacher of medicine and director of the Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias Faculty of Medicine of the UBA , will the President of the local subsidiary, the Dr. Eduardo Rousseau will serve as Honorary Secretary. The institution was founded by Truddie Lobban, who is in turn the president, in 2003, doubling the bet of the NGO called STAR (Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures) which he created in 1993, driven by her illness her young daughter. The main activities to be undertaken by Arrhythmia Alliance - Argentina include the Global Week Heart Rate (7 to June 13) and the Campaign "Know your pulse "created by the Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA), a branch of Arrhythmia Alliance, which provides information and promotes the prevention of complications of atrial fibrillation, causes approximately 15% of strokes and Campaign Prevention of Sudden Death. The development of population studies to know our reality in these areas is an objective of the organization and training of people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. precisely, sudden death epres r enta about half of cardiovascular deaths, which in turn are the leading cause of death worldwide , and which in Argentina are almost unheard of statistics. This is something of great concern, as sudden death affects more people than lung cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined. Moreover, and this is the most significant, more than half of sudden deaths can be avoided by launching a proper "chain of survival." Arrhythmia ALLIANCE TARGETS - ARGENTINA
1) Create awareness about the significance of arrhythmias and sudden death.
2) Note that more than half of all sudden deaths are preventable.
3) contribute to the creation of a legal framework for the prevention of arrhythmias and sudden death. TOOLS 1) interaction with other related entities and individuals interested in the field (doctors, paramedics, medical students, media and the general population). 2) Prevention Campaign Sudden Death of . 3) Week Heart Rate (7 to June 13). 4) Education of the public at the headquarters of Arrhythmia Alliance - Argentina and other areas (schools, clubs, gyms, universities, etc.). 5 ) Production of educational materials (print and electronic media). 6) Promotion of volunteerism population, to help disseminate knowledge effectively reduce the impact of cardiac arrhythmias. | 
