Adherence to a Low-Risk, Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for more than half of all cardiac deaths; the majority of SCD events occur as the first manifestation of heart disease, especially among women. Primary preventive strategies are needed to reduce SCD incidence.To estimate the degree to which adherence to a healthy lifestyle may lower the risk of SCD among women.A prospective cohort study of 81,722 US women in the Nurses' Health Study from June 1984 to June...