title: Increased left ventricular mass as a predictor of sudden cardiac death: is it time to put it to the test?
authors: Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
authors: Steven M
authors: SM
authors: Stevens
authors: Kyndaron
authors: K
authors: Reinier
authors: Sumeet S
authors: SS
authors: Chugh
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left