Survivors of ventricular tachyarrhythmias due to a transient or reversible disorder have a high recurrence rate of lethal cardiac events

Resuscitation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-243

  Kliegel, Andreas ^a   Eisenburger, Philip ^a   Sterz, Fritz ^a   Holzer, Michael ^a   Losert, Heidrun ^a   Havel, Christof ^a   Stix, Günter ^a   Laggner, Anton N ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Etiology; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIRCULATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0036711055     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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