The epidemiology of out-of-hospital 'sudden' cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-245

  Engdahl, J ^a   Holmberg, M ^a   Karlson, B W ^a   Luepker, R ^b   Herlitz, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Epidemiology; Out of hospital

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; COLLAPSE; COMORBIDITY; GENDER; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036197508     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(01)00464-6     Document Type: Review

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