Arrhythmias: Gender-specific differences;Herzrhythmusstörungen: Geschlechtsspezifische unterschiede

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 677-682

  Hoffmann, Ellen ^a   Gerth, Andrea ^a   Janko, Sabine ^a   Hahnefeld, Anton ^a   Dorwarth, U ^b   Remp, T ^b   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiac arrest; Gender difference; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREVALENCE; QT INTERVAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0344665606     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00390-003-0421-0     Document Type: Review

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