Key result
Coronary artery disease is responsible for 80% of sudden cardiac death cases, with left ventricular dysfunction being the most important independent predictive factor.
Design
Review
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Refines SCD risk stratification to guide ICD decisions in CAD; extends predictors of arrhythmic mortality post-MI.
This review discusses the epidemiology of sudden cardiac death and considerations for primary and secondary prevention using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
Santini et al. (2007) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated. Coronary artery disease is responsible for 80% of sudden cardiac death cases, with left ventricular dysfunction being the most important independent predictive factor.
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