Sudden
cardiac death (SCD) is a common disorder and an unsolved issue for health care
providers. Despite several risk factors for SCD, some cases experience SCD as
an initial presentation of cardiovascular disease. Prediction of individuals at
increased risk for SCD is important for implementing community-based approaches
and individual-based therapies with high costs, such as implantable
defibrillators. This chapter discusses the potential role of biomarkers in
predicting SCD in different cardiovascular diseases.
Keywords: Biomarkers, Cardiovascular disease, Health care providers, Implantable defibrillators, Risk factors, Sudden cardiac death (SCD).
