Long-term mortality among patients discharged alive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does not differ markedly compared with that of myocardial infarct patients without out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-261

  Engdahl, J ^a   Bang A ^a   Karlson, B W ^a   Lindqvist, J ^a   Sjolin M ^a   Herlitz, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TIME;

EID: 0035754634     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200112000-00002     Document Type: Article

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