SCD continues to be an important cause of death and morbidity. Despite expanding insight
into the mechanisms causing SCD, the population at high risk is not being effectively …

Management of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is undergoing radical change in direction. It is
becoming increasingly appreciated that besides depressed left ventricular systolic function …

It is often unclear why some patients suffer sudden cardiac death (SCD), or even what risk
factors correlate best with the syndrome. This review describes current thinking on the …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of death in the United States and is
estimated to be responsible for 170,000 to 450,000 deaths annually. 1 Mortality from SCD …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is known to occur in individuals with diverse diseases. Each
disease state has a specific etiology and pathophysiology, and is diagnosed and treated …

An association between the anatomic pathology and pathophysiology of coronary
atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been long recognized. At the end of …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurs in≈ 300 000 individuals each year in the United States.
1 This represents about half of the deaths caused by cardiovascular disease, 2 which in turn …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is generally defined as unexpected death as the result of
cardiovascular causes in a person with or without preexisting heart disease, within 1 hour of …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD), presumably because of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, remains
one of the major challenges of contemporary cardiology. Major randomized controlled trials …

Sudden cardiac death is a major public health problem affecting 500,000 patients annually
in the United States alone. The major risk factor for sudden cardiac death is the presence of …