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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death: Current status and challenges for the future
European Heart Journal, Volume 35, No. 25, Year 2014
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Description
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a daunting problem. It is a major public health issue for several reasons: from its prevalence (20% of total mortality in the industrialized world) to the devastating psycho-social impact on society and on the families of victims often still in their prime, and it represents a challenge for medicine, and especially for cardiology. This text summarizes the discussions and opinions of a group of investigators with a long-standing interest in this field. We addressed the occurrence of SCD in individuals apparently healthy, in patients with heart disease and mild or severe cardiac dysfunction, and in those with genetically based arrhythmic diseases. Recognizing the need for more accurate registries of the global and regional distribution of SCD in these different categories, we focused on the assessment of risk for SCD in these four groups, looking at the significance of alterations in cardiac function, of signs of electrical instability identified by ECG abnormalities or by autonomic tests, and of the progressive impact of genetic screening. Special attention was given to the identification of areas of research more or less likely to provide useful information, and thereby more or less suitable for the investment of time and of research funds. © 2014 The Author 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wellens, Hein J.J.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Carim School for Cardiovascular Disease
Schwartz, Peter J.
Italy, Milan
Irccs Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Lindemans, Fred W.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Medtronic Bakken Research Center, Maastricht
Buxton, Alfred E.
United States, Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Goldberger, Jeffrey J.
United States, Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Hohnloser, Stefan Hans
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Huikuri, Heikki V.
Finland, Oulu
Medical Research Center Oulu
Kääb, Stefan
Germany, Munich
Klinikum Der Universität München
Germany, Berlin
Deutsches Zentrum Für Herz-kreislauf-forschung E. V.
La Rovere, Maria Teresa
Italy, Pavia
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa – sb
Malik, Marek
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Myerburg, Robert J.
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
Simoons, Maarten L.
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Erasmus Mc
Swedberg, Karl B.
Sweden, Gothenburg
Göteborgs Universitet
Tijssen, Jan G.P.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Voors, Adriaan Alexander
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Wilde, Arthur A.M.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - University of Amsterdam
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Abdulaziz University
Statistics
Citations: 360
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 18
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/eurheartj/ehu176
ISSN:
0195668X
e-ISSN:
15229645
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study