Ischemic sudden cardiac death: Critical analysis of risk markers;Muerte súbita isqueémica: Análisis crítico de los marcadores de riesgo

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 568-578

  Lopera, Gustavo ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^b   Makikallio, Timo H ^b   Castellanos, Agustín ^a   Myerburg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Risk factors; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRESSORECEPTORS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0039248456     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(00)75127-X     Document Type: Article

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