Sudden cardiac death: Prevention and treatment

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 357-362

  Kwok, K M ^a   Lee, K L F ^a   Lau, C P ^a   Tse, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti arrhythmia agents; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillators, imptantable; Heart arrest; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESUSCITATION; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141962381     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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