title: Sudden cardiac death.
abstract: This article uses a biologic model of sudden cardiac death to identify structural abnormalities that serve as the substrate for sustained arrhythmias and functional changes that are transient and necessary for triggering an arrhythmia. The biologic framework is a valuable tool to use in understanding the relationship between structure and function and in organizing patients' clinical presentations and outcomes.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pacetti
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors