Cardiological assessment of first-degree relatives in sudden arrhythmic death syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9394, 2003, Pages 1457-1459

  Behr, E ^a   Wood, D A ^b   Wright, M ^b   Syrris, P ^a   Sheppard, M N ^b   Casey, A ^b   Davies, M J ^a   McKenna, W ^a,c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ECG ABNORMALITY; FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN ARRHYTHMIC DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0242329842     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14692-2     Document Type: Article

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