title: Prevention of sudden cardiac death.
abstract: Since the vast majority of these deaths are triggered by arrhythmias, the first step in prevention is to understand the risk factors for malignant rhythms. The second is to identify patients who may benefit from preventive intervention. Finally, who should get drugs, who automatic cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. The determinants of that choice remain to be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, N.Y.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents