Sudden cardiac death in persons with normal (or near normal) hearts

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6 A, 1997, Pages 3-9

  Myerburg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINIDINE; TERFENADINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; COCAINE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030940019     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00112-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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