title: Diabetes mellitus and risk of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Diabetes Care Unit, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Electronic address: frazac@fastwebnet.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaccardi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Jari A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Laukkanen
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic autonomic neuropathy; Meta-analysis; Sudden cardiac death