2008 AHA/ACCF/HRS Scientific Statement on Noninvasive Risk Stratification Techniques for Identifying Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death

October 1, 2008—The statement focuses on noninvasive risk stratification for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death and is limited to techniques for ischemic, dilated, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathies.

The statement reports the findings from a writing group convened by the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). The statement focuses on noninvasive risk stratification for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death and is limited to techniques for ischemic, dilated, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathies. The applicability of current noninvasive risk stratification are discussed, organized according to the type of testing required to obtain the information.