Psycho-neurogenic factors in the genesis of life-threatening arhythmias;Psycho-neurogene faktoren bei der genese lebens-bedrohlicher arrhythmien

Nervenarzt

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 830-835

  Hofmann, Birgit ^b   Ladwig, K H ^a   Schapperer, J ^c   Deisenhofer, Isabell ^c   Marten Mittag, Birgitt ^c   Danner, R ^c   Schmitt, C ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Emotional stress; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Psychic arousal; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032852785     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050519     Document Type: Article

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