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Clinical Guide to Cardiac Autonomic Tests

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Abstract

Sudden cardiac death, largely resulting from ventricular arrhythmias, is a major cause of death in the first year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1,2 The mortality rate of AMI in the first year ranges from between 5% to 15%.3,4 While the definition of sudden death is still debated5 it is recognised that most of these events (84%) are due to rapid ventricular tachyarrhythmias.6,7

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Yap, Y.G., Camm, A.J. (1998). Clinical Perspective. In: Malik, M. (eds) Clinical Guide to Cardiac Autonomic Tests. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1057-2_15

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