Significant characteristics of variant angina patients with associated syncope

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-326

  Kishida, Hiroshi ^a   Tada, Yumiko ^a   Fukuma, Nagaharu ^a   Saitoh, Tsutomu ^a   Kusama, Yoshiki ^a   Sano, Junko ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030015708     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.37.317     Document Type: Article

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