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Near-Term Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death in Older Hemodialysis Patients Using Electronic Health Records
Author(s) -
Benjamin A. Goldstein,
Tara I. Chang,
Aya Mitani,
Themistocles L. Assimes,
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer­
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03050313
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , concordance , dialysis , sudden cardiac death , emergency medicine , risk assessment , statistic , cause of death , electronic health record , medical record , statistics , health care , disease , computer science , economics , economic growth , computer security , mathematics
Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death among individuals undergoing hemodialysis. The epidemiology of sudden cardiac death has been well studied, and efforts are shifting to risk assessment. This study aimed to test whether assessment of acute changes during hemodialysis that are captured in electronic health records improved risk assessment.

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