Undiagnosed Heart Disease Account for a Large Share of Sudden Cardiac Deaths
While myocardial infarction (MI) accounts for a substantial proportion of sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs), most arrhythmic SCDs occur in individuals without previously diagnosed risk factors, often due to occult cardiac disease such as silent MI or dilated cardiomyopathy. In the 12-year US countywide POST SCD autopsy study, 943 presumed sudden […]