Aspects of myocardial ischaemia: sudden death.
The majority of patients who die suddenly have significant coronary artery disease, and it seems likely that myocardial ischaemia, in consequence of these diseased arteries, plays an aetiological role in causation of sudden death.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors