Dead is dead, but can we identify patients at increased risk for sudden cardiac death?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 659-660

  Moss, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0042731938     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00782-4     Document Type: Editorial

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