Sudden cardiac death: influence of diabetes

  1. P. M. Spooner*

Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2007.00723.x

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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volume 10, Issue 7, pages 523–532, July 2008

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Spooner, P. M. (2008), Sudden cardiac death: influence of diabetes. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 10: 523–532. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2007.00723.x

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

*Dr Peter M. Spooner, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 910, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. E-mail: pspoone1@jhmi.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 JUN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
  3. Received 29 August 2006; returned for revision 8 February; revised version accepted 8 February 2007

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Keywords:

  • arrhythmia;
  • diabetes;
  • sudden cardiac death

This article reviews current thinking on the problem of sudden cardiac death (SCD) within community settings, highlighting progress in understanding risks and mechanisms. Information available on the influence of diabetes as a risk factor for SCD and the question of whether this disease enhances susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias is summarized as are central strategies in risk stratification and mortality prevention.

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