SCD-HeFT: Use of R-R interval statistics for long-term risk stratification for arrhythmic sudden cardiac death

摘要

BACKGROUND In the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT), a significant fraction of the patients with congestive heart failure ultimately did not die suddenly of arrhythmic causes. Patients with CHF will benefit from better tools to identify if implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is needed.