title: Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure.
abstract: Mortality in congestive heart failure (CHF) usually occurs from either progressive worsening of cardiac pump failure or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Medical interventions that counter neurohormonal changes slow the progression of CHF and also prevent SCD. The benefits of medical therapy on SCD prevention have been variable, depending on the type of medical therapy. This article discusses the incidence, prediction, and prevention of SCD in CHF due to ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Suite 200, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Mahmoud.houmsse@osumc.edu
authors: Mahmoud
authors: M
authors: Houmsse
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Franco
authors: William T
authors: WT
authors: Abraham
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left