In recent years major advances have been made in the recognition and treatment of
candidates to sudden cardiac death. These advances include very sophisticated diagnostic …

Published data dealing with the electrocardiogram as a means of identifying individuals at
increased risk for sudden death are meager. The available information suggests that the …

During the past decade there has been considerable interest in ECG monitoring to identify
patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Several studies have examined the predictive …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) can be caused by several clinical conditions, overt or
misconceived, which recognize different pathophysiologies determining the development of …

Current recommendations on which patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) should be
offered an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac …

Describes the use of signal averaged electrocardiography to identify patients at high risk for
lethal arrhythmia. Purpose of signal averaging; Discussion on ventricular late potentials; …

The sudden death rate from coronary heart disease over a mean period of 4 years was
related to the electrocardiographic findings in 3 groups of subjects, survivors of myocardial …

Prevention of sudden arrhythmic cardiac death must be preceded by identification of the
high-risk patient to whom appropriate therapy can be given. The most common disease state …

The prevalence of classified electrocardiographic items among the adult population of
Tecumseh, Michigan, during two examinations approximately 4 years apart is reported …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects consisted of 39 cases in which SCD was suspected.
The 39 cases were located by surveying 2098 patients who underwent EPS for the …