Sudden cardiac death, frequently due to ventricular arrhythmias, is a significant problem
globally. Most affected individuals do not arrive at hospital in time for medical treatment …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is generally considered to result from a
seizure, typically convulsive and usually but not always occurring during sleep, followed by …

Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as heart attack, causes irreversible damage to
heart muscles and even leads to death. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of MI is critical to …

Background Autonomic regulation therapy (ART) utilizing cervical vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) appeared to be safe and to improve autonomic tone, symptoms, and cardiac …

Background Patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
(LVEF)(HFrEF) experience long-term deterioration of autonomic function and cardiac …

Objective Identification of epilepsy patients with elevated risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) is
critical given the heightened morbidity and premature mortality associated with this …

Heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction is a progressive disease that
claims> 352,000 lives annually in the United States alone. Despite the development of an …

Heterogeneity in depolarization and repolarization among regions of cardiac cells has long
been recognized as a major factor in cardiac arrhythmogenesis. This fundamental principle …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) due primarily to ventricular fibrillation claims 1.5 million lives
worldwide each year. In 45%–50% of cases, it is the first manifestation of underlying heart …

Background Previous data on the association of thyroid function with total mortality,
cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and sudden cardiac death (SCD) are conflicting or …