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Edited by Etienne Aliot, Jacques Clementy, and Eric N. Prystowsky. 724 pp., illustrated. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 2000. $125. ISBN 0-87993-460-3.

This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the latest research on sudden death from cardiac causes and of the optimal management for its prevention. Sudden death from cardiac causes is a serious public health problem, particularly in the industrialized world. Our knowledge of its causes is increasing, as is our understanding of the genetic basis and mechanisms of the heritable syndromes that can lead to it. Nevertheless, we cannot accurately identify the majority of patients who are at risk for sudden death, most of whom have ischemic heart disease. In addition, in many patients, the mechanisms leading to sudden . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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