Distribution of epilepsy and cardiovascular characteristics in cases and controls.

1Some patients had more than one type of seizure/antiepileptic/cardiac drug. Therefore the number of seizure types/antiepileptic drug used exceeds the total number of patients.2Valve abnormalities and/or aortic coarctation.3Diuretics, β-adrenoceptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists.4Amiodaron.5Patients may fall in more than one category.6Evidence of acute myocardial infarction found during autopsy.7Evidence of acute myocardial infarction found during clinical diagnosis and treatment of the sudden cardiac arrest (ECG, cardiac enzymes, coronary angiography).