For practical reasons, and to over-come potential ambiguities in the existing previous
definitions, it was proposed that the term “sudden cardiac death”(SCD) should signify a …

Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are frequently encountered in clinical practice. The
association of PVCs with adverse cardiovascular outcomes is well established in the context …

No recommendations exist regarding the proper management of patients with structural
heart disease and preserved systolic function, namely post-myocardial infarction (MI) …

Cardiac hypertrophy is a common pathological process of various cardiovascular diseases,
which is often accompanied with structural and electrical remodeling, and can even lead to …

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM) in the context of primary prevention remains suboptimal. The purpose of this study …

Background Deceleration capacity (DC) of heart rate proved an independent mortality
predictor in postmyocardial infarction patients. The original method (DCorig) may produce …

Abstract Background In the PRESERVE‐EF study, a two‐step sudden cardiac death (SCD)
risk stratification approach to detect post‐myocardial infarction (MI) patients with left ventricle …

Introduction Adults with congenital heart disease represent a highly diverse, ever-growing
population. Optimal approaches to management of problems such as arrhythmia, sudden …

Methods: Three hundred four (304) consecutive HCM patients (202 males, age 48±18.5
years) from 280 different families were assessed. Referral was based on disease diagnosis …

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurs three times more often in psychiatric
patients than in the general population. QRS fragmentation (QRSfr) and signal-averaged …