Original Research Article
Development and Validation of a Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction Model for the General PopulationClinical Perspective
Rajat Deo, Faye L. Norby, Ronit Katz, Nona Sotoodehnia, Selcuk Adabag, Christopher R. DeFilippi, Bryan Kestenbaum, Lin Y. Chen, Susan R. Heckbert, Aaron R. Folsom, Richard A. Kronmal, Suma Konety, Kristen K. Patton, David Siscovick, Michael G. Shlipak, Alvaro Alonso
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.023042
Circulation. 2016;134:806-816
Originally published August 19, 2016Rajat Deo
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Faye L. Norby
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Ronit Katz
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Nona Sotoodehnia
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Selcuk Adabag
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Christopher R. DeFilippi
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Bryan Kestenbaum
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Lin Y. Chen
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Susan R. Heckbert
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Aaron R. Folsom
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Richard A. Kronmal
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Suma Konety
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Kristen K. Patton
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
David Siscovick
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Michael G. Shlipak
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
Alvaro Alonso
From Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.D.); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (F.L.N., A.R.F.); Kidney Research Institute (R.K., B.K., R.A.K.), Division of Cardiology (N.S., K.K.P.), University of Washington, Seattle; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (S.A.); Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (C.R.D.); Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle (B.K.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (L.Y.C., S.K.); Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); Department of Biostatistics (R.A.K.), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY (D.S.); General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (M.G.S.); and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.).
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- Development and Validation of a Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction Model for the General PopulationClinical PerspectiveRajat Deo, Faye L. Norby, Ronit Katz, Nona Sotoodehnia, Selcuk Adabag, Christopher R. DeFilippi, Bryan Kestenbaum, Lin Y. Chen, Susan R. Heckbert, Aaron R. Folsom, Richard A. Kronmal, Suma Konety, Kristen K. Patton, David Siscovick, Michael G. Shlipak and Alvaro AlonsoCirculation. 2016;134:806-816, originally published August 19, 2016https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.023042