Sudden cardiac death: influence of diabetes.
This article reviews current thinking on the problem of sudden cardiac death (SCD) within community settings, highlighting progress in understanding risks and mechanisms. Information available on the influence of diabetes as a risk factor for SCD and the question of whether this disease enhances susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias is summarized as are central strategies in risk stratification and mortality prevention.
Spooner
P M
PM
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. pspoone1@jhmi.edu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology