Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias due to transient or correctable causes: High risk for death in follow-up

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1718-1724

  Wyse, D George ^a,j   Friedman, Peter L ^b,j   Brodsky, Michael A ^c,j   Beckman, Karen J ^d,j   Carlson, Mark D ^e,j   Curtis, Anne B ^f,j   Hallstrom, Alfred P ^g,j   Raitt, Merritt H ^h,j   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^i,j   Greene, H Leon ^g,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j AVID Clinical Trial Center   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RESUSCITATION;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0035890232     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01597-2     Document Type: Article

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