Risk stratification of sudden cardiac death. KU Leuven
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as a non-traumatic, fatal event occurring within 1 hour of the onset of symptoms in an apparently healthy subject. The annual incidence varies widely across different studies. In the USA reported incidences varied from 180 000 to over 450 000 cases of SCD nationwide. SCD can present as a ventricular tachyarrhytimia, either ventricular tachycardie (VT), ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical ...