Chapter 9 Sudden Cardiac Death

1. Introduction

2. Sudden cardiac death and various forms of cardiomyopathy

3. Etiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of sudden cardiac death

3.1. Ischemic cardiomyopathy

3.2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

3.3. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

3.4. Dilated cardiomyopathy

3.5. Left Ventricular noncompaction

3.6. Other cardiomyopathies

4. Risk of sudden cardiac death in cardiomyopathy: Epidemiology and risk stratification

4.1. Ischemic cardiomyopathy

4.2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

4.3. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

4.4. Dilated cardiomyopathy

4.5. Other cardiomyopathies

5. Management

5.1. Pharmacotherapy and sudden cardiac death prevention

5.2. Device therapy: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

5.3. Secondary prevention ICD trials

5.4. Primary prevention ICD trials

5.5. Risk stratification of heart failure patients for sudden death prevention

5.6. ICD in other forms of cardiomyopathies

5.7. Device therapy: Permanent pacemaker

6. Future directions

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