Download or read book Sudden Cardiac Death, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics written by Raul Weiss and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the number one killer in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 300,000 Americans every year. Thus, it is important for heart failure specialists to be knowledgeable about strategies to prevent, manage risk for, and treat conditions leading to sudden cawrdiac death. These topics and more are covered in this issue.