?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Risk+Stratification+for+Sudden+Cardiac+Death+In+Patients+With+Non-ischemic+Dilated+Cardiomyopathy%0A%0A&rft.creator=Shekha%2C+Karthik&rft.creator=Ghosh%2C+Joydeep&rft.creator=Thekkoott%2C+Deepak&rft.creator=Greenberg%2C+Yisachar&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Non+ischemic+dilated+cardiomyopathy+(NIDCM)+is+a+disorder+of+myocardium.+It+has+varying+etiologies.++Albeit+the+varying+etiologies+of+this+heart+muscle+disorder%2C+it+presents+with+symptoms+of+heart+failure%2C+and+rarely+as+sudden+cardiac+death+(SCD).+Manifestations+of+this+disorder+are+in+many+ways+similar+to+its+counterpart%2C+ischemic+dilated+cardiomyopathy+(IDCM).+A+proportion+of+patients+with+NIDCM+carries+a+grave+prognosis+and+is+prone+to+sudden+cardiac+death+from+sustained+ventricular+arrhythmias.+Identification+of+this+subgroup+of+patients+who+carry+the+risk+of+sudden+cardiac+death+despite+adequate+medical+management+is+a+challenge+.Yet+another+method+is+a+blanket+treatment+of+patients+with+this+disorder+with+anti+arrhythmic+medications+or+anti+tachyarrhythmia+devices+like+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillators+(ICD).+However+this+modality+of+treatment+could+be+a+costly+exercise+even+for+affluent+economies.+In+this+review+we+try+to+analyze+the+existing+data+of+risk+stratification+of+NIDCM+and+its+clinical+implications+in+practice.%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2005-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4220%2F1%2Fthekkoott.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4220%2F2%2Fthekkoott.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shekha%2C+Karthik+and+Ghosh%2C+Joydeep+and+Thekkoott%2C+Deepak+and+Greenberg%2C+Yisachar++(2005)+Risk+Stratification+for+Sudden+Cardiac+Death+In+Patients+With+Non-ischemic+Dilated+Cardiomyopathy.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4220%2F