Assessing the cost-effectiveness of home automated external defibrillators for pediatric patients: Getting us closer to the truth

Risk matrices categorize risk level based on the probability of an event occurring vs the severity of that event. As a risk assessment tool, they help anticipate future events, understand the tolerability of consequences, and design effective prevention or mitigation strategies. In the case of cardiac conditions that predispose to sudden cardiac death at a young age, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the severity of the outcome is always catastrophic. Variability exists in the probability of that outcome.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research