Does short-term heart rate variability strongly predict sudden cardiac death in chronic heart failure patients?
Reduced short-term LFP during controlled breathing is a powerful predictor of sudden death in patients with CHF that is independent of many other variables. These results refine the identification of patients who may benefit from prophylactic implantation of a cardiac defibrillator.
Higher levels of hs-CRP were associated with lacunar infarcts. Thus, inflammatory processes may be involved in the pathogenesis of small-vessel disease.