Seminar Description
Predicting the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
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Leon Glass, Ph.D.
Isadore Rosenfeld Chair in Cardiology, Professor of Physiology
McGill University
January 20, 2012
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Mildred Livak Room, Davis Student Center
Summary
Despite major advances in the prevention and treatment of cardiac disease by drugs and with medical devices, it is still difficult to predict who will experience sudden cardiac death. I approach the problem of risk stratification for sudden cardiac death from a perspective of basic science with a focus on arrhythmias.



