American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 1624-1630 , 15 December 2009

Usefulness of the Duke Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Score for Predicting Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Angiographic (>75% Narrowing) Coronary Artery Disease

  • Brett D. Atwater, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (919) 684-8111; fax: (919) 681-9260
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  • Vivian P. Thompson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Richard N. Vest III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Linda K. Shaw, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Walter R. Mazzei Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas
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  • Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Patrick M. Hranitzky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Tristram D. Bahnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Eric J. Velazquez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Robert M. Califf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • Duke Translational Medicine Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Kerry L. Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Matthew T. Roe, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Received 12 June 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 21 July 2009.

  • Image Result

    Event curves. Kaplan-Meier event curves stratified by SCD versus all other outcomes.

    Event curves. Kaplan-Meier event curves stratified by SCD versus all other outcomes.

  • Image Result

    Calibration plot. Calibration plot of simplified multivariable model comparing predicted and observed probabilities of SCD-free survival.

    Calibration plot. Calibration plot of simplified multivariable model comparing predicted and observed probabilities of SCD-free survival.

 This study was independently funded through internal sources without influence or financial support from industry or the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Baltimore, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01467-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.042

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 1624-1630 , 15 December 2009

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