The appropriate evaluation of the patient at risk for sudden death from ventricular arrhythmias

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. C, 2000, Pages

  Green, Martin S ^a   Ricci, Joe ^a   Wolfe, Kevin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034198875     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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