Comparison of patients with syncope with left ventricular dysfunction and negative electrophysiologic testing to cardiac arrest survivors and patients with syncope and preserved left ventricular function and impact of an implantable defibrillator

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-79

  LeLorier, Paul ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a,b   Klein, George J ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYCARDIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS NODE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 0036642527     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02395-0     Document Type: Article

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