Autonomic mechanisms and sudden death after abrupt coronary occlusion

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 240-245

  Airaksinen, K E Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atherosclerosis; Autonomic nervous function; Baroreflex; Beta blockers; Blood pressure; Coronary artery disease; Heart rate; Myocardial infarction; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0005697552     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899908995886     Document Type: Review

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