Mechanisms and immediate outcome of in-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with advanced heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 655-657

  Faggiano, Pompilio ^a,e   D'Aloia, Antonio ^b   Gualeni, Anna ^a   Gardini, Armando ^c   Giordano, Amerigo ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d St Anna Clinic   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; ENOXIMONE; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035282679     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01450-8     Document Type: Article

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