Open AccessIon Channel Remodeling—A Potential Mechanism Linking Sleep Apnea and Sudden Cardiac Death
Author(s) -
Chahal Anwar Ahmed,
Somers Virend K.
Publication year - 2016
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.116.004195
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden cardiac death , cardiology , sudden death , myocardial infarction , cause of death , dilated cardiomyopathy , heart failure , disease
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) claims 340 000 lives per annum, making it the leading cause of cardiovascular‐related deaths in the United States. Most patients die from ischemia‐driven ventricular arrhythmias (VA) secondary to myocardial infarction (MI), but other important causes of SCD include