Association Between Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long‐Term Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 10; no. 1; p. e017044
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yun‐Jiu, Jia, Yu‐He, Yao, Feng‐Juan, Mei, Wei‐Yi, Zhai, Yuan‐Sheng, Zhang, Ming, Wu, Su‐Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 05.01.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: ECG; Original Research; silent myocardial infarction; sudden cardiac death; ECG; silent myocardial infarction; sudden cardiac death

Background Although silent myocardial infarction (SMI) is prognostically important, the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among patients with incident SMI is not well established. Methods and Results We examined 2 community-based cohorts: the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study (n=13 7...