Open AccessSearching for Sudden Death SNP s in Calcium Handling Genes
Author(s) -
London Barry
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000541
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden cardiac death , cardiology , sudden death , ejection fraction , ventricular fibrillation , t wave alternans , ventricular tachycardia , heart failure , qt interval
Cardiac arrhythmias are a major clinical problem and lead to more than 250 000 sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) each year in the United States alone.[1][1] Our ability to predict those at risk for sudden death remains poor. The majority of patients who die suddenly are not identified as being at high