Sudden cardiac death

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 2334-2351

  Zipes, Douglas P ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Death; Mortality; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; AZIMILIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOFETILIDE; ELECTROLYTE; ENCAINIDE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HEART ENZYME; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIPID; MEXILETINE; MORACIZINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROTEOGLYCAN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SOTALOL; STATIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032564383     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.21.2334     Document Type: Review

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