Circumstances and outcomes of sudden unexpected death in patients with high-risk myocardial infarction: implications for prevention.

Background: Sudden death (SD) is a frequent catastrophic complication in patients after myocardial infarction. Circumstances of SD may affect strategies for prevention.

Methods And Results: We reviewed source documentation for 1067 patients who had SD in the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT) trial.