Home > Heart Disease > Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Sep 13, 2010 by Cleveland Clinic, Views: 644 Cardiologist, Bruce Wilkoff, MD, Director of Cardiac Pacing & Tachyarrhythmia Devices discusses the importance of ICDs in preventing sudden cardiac death for those with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).