Sudden Cardiac Death is not Caused by Ischemia

Sudden Cardiac Death Sudden Cardiac Death Caused by Coronary Heart Disease

An association between the anatomic pathology and pathophysiology of coronary atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been long recognized. At the end of the 15th century, Da Vinci described a personally witnessed SCD that he attributed to a “parched and shrunk and withered ... artery that feeds the heart” at autopsy,1 and in 1812, Warren, commenting on the significance of Heberden’s...

How sudden is sudden cardiac death?

BACKGROUND Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a frequent cause of death. Survival rates remain low despite increasing efforts in medical care. Better understanding of the circumstances of SCD could be helpful in developing preventive measures and facilitating proper reactions to such a pending event. METHODS AND RESULTS Information on cases of out-of-hospital SCD was collected in t...

Sudden cardiac death caused by coronary heart disease.

An association between the anatomic pathology and pathophysiology of coronary atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death (SCD) has been long recognized. At the end of the 15th century, Da Vinci described a personally witnessed SCD that he attributed to a “parched and shrunk and withered ... artery that feeds the heart” at autopsy,1 and in 1812, Warren, commenting on the significance of Heberden’s...

sudden cardiac death in athletes: is universal ecg screening plausible?

Sudden Cardiac Death Epidemiology and Genetics of Sudden Cardiac Death

From the Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (R.D.); Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (C.M.A.). Correspondence to Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Ar...