heart disease increases with age (Figure 2). However, among patients with coronary heart
disease, the proportion of coronary deaths that are sudden decreases with age. Sudden …

Most people do not survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and those who do may have
substantial long-term cognitive and motor impairment. ICDs may avert such events. This …

Je tiens impossible de connaître les parties sans connaître le tout, non plus que de
connaître le tout sans connaître particulierement les parties-Pascal The eterna [mystery of …

the results of the studies investigating the SCD risk is largely dependent on the study design.
Observational studies are confounded by almost all the biases. Case-control studies lack …

In managing atrial fibrillation (AF), the main therapeutic strategies include rate control,
termination of the arrhythmia, and the prevention of recurrences and thromboembolic …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of various ambulatory electrocardiographic monitors for
the diagnosis of arrhythmia-related disorders and to provide recommendations for their use …

341 JACC Vol. 37, No. 1, 2001 Stevenson and Kormos, et al. January 2001: 340–70
Mechanical Cardiac Support 2000 the greatest potential for benefit from newer therapies …

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent commonly used in the treatment of supraventricular
and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. This article reviews the results and clinical implications of …

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent commonly used in the treatment of supraventricular
and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. This paper reviews clinical trials in which amiodarone was …

The multicenter unsustained tachycardia trial (MUSTT) tested the value of
electrophysiologically guided antiarrhythmic drug therapy against no therapy in high risk …