Contribution of sudden cardiac death to total mortality in India — A population based study

Sudden cardiac death after acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: insight from a developing country

“…The only focused study involving the general population found that sudden deaths constitute about 10% of the total mortality 1. It is well established that patients who have suffered acute myocardial infarction constitute a high risk group for the occurrence of SCD and this population has not been systematically studied in this part of the world.…”

Fighting sudden cardiac death in India – Knowing your enemy is half the battle

“…The best information to date comes from a questionnaire based study by Rao et al. [5]. In this study, sudden cardiac death was found to constitute 10.3% of all deaths.…”

Sudden cardiac death early after ST elevation myocardial infarction with and without severe left ventricular dysfunction

“…2 It remains the most unpredictable catastrophic clinical event in post STEMI patients. The risk is high in the initial period following acute MI but continues to exist in patients with remote MI and LV dysfunction.…”