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Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy.

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Sanders, GD; Al-Khatib, SM; Berliner, E; Bigger, JT; Buxton, AE; Califf, RM; Carlson, M; Curtis, AB; Curtis, JP; Domanski, M; Fain, E; Lee, KL ...
Published in: Am Heart J
June 2007

Although current evidence supporting a more precise strategy for identifying patients at highest risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is sparse, strategies for translating existing and future evidence into clinical practice and policy are needed today. A great many unanswered questions exist. Examples include the following: At what level of risk for SCD should we pursue further testing or therapy? How should clinical strategies ethically and economically balance alternative outcomes? How can we best translate optimal strategies into clinical practice so as to prevent tomorrow's SCDs? On July 20 and 21, 2006, a group of individuals with expertise in clinical cardiovascular medicine, biostatistics, economics, and health policy was joined by government (Food and Drug Administration; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality), professional societies (Heart Rhythm Society), and industry to discuss strategies for risk assessment and prevention of SCD. The meeting was organized by the Duke Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. This article, the second of 2 documents, summarizes the policy discussions of that meeting, discusses an analytic framework for evaluating the risks and benefits associated with SCD prevention and risk stratification, and addresses the translation of SCD risk assessment strategies into practice and policy.

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Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

June 2007

Volume

153

Issue

6

Start / End Page

951 / 959

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Research
  • Primary Prevention
  • Policy Making
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases
 

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Sanders, G. D., Al-Khatib, S. M., Berliner, E., Bigger, J. T., Buxton, A. E., Califf, R. M., … Expert panel participating in a Duke Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death-sponsored conference, . (2007). Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy. Am Heart J, 153(6), 951–959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.002
Sanders, Gillian D., Sana M. Al-Khatib, Elise Berliner, J Thomas Bigger, Alfred E. Buxton, Robert M. Califf, Mark Carlson, et al. “Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy.Am Heart J 153, no. 6 (June 2007): 951–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.002.
Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM, Berliner E, Bigger JT, Buxton AE, Califf RM, et al. Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy. Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):951–9.
Sanders, Gillian D., et al. “Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy.Am Heart J, vol. 153, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 951–59. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.002.
Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM, Berliner E, Bigger JT, Buxton AE, Califf RM, Carlson M, Curtis AB, Curtis JP, Domanski M, Fain E, Gersh BJ, Gold MR, Goldberger J, Haghighi-Mood A, Hammill SC, Harder J, Healey J, Hlatky MA, Hohnloser SH, Lee KL, Mark DB, Mitchell B, Phurrough S, Prystowsky E, Smith JM, Stockbridge N, Temple R, Expert panel participating in a Duke Center for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death-sponsored conference. Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy. Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):951–959.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

June 2007

Volume

153

Issue

6

Start / End Page

951 / 959

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Research
  • Primary Prevention
  • Policy Making
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases