Exercise training may decrease cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death.
However, cardiovascular mortality is not significantly reduced.
Sudden fatal arrhythmias are the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the Western world.
The trend in cardiovascular mortality with external conjugate was abolished by allowing for head circumference.
The World Health Organization has identified hypertension, or high blood pressure, as the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality.
In the US alone there are 300,000 deaths annually; this number accounts for over half of all cardiovascular mortality.
Oral hypoglycemic drugs, including acetohexamide, have been associated with increased cardiovascular mortality.
With that group exercise testing is more predictive than with "all-cause cardiovascular mortality".
After all, depression is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular mortality.
A 2010 study has found that serum cortisol predicts increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome.