Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with cardiac amyloidosis: Presenting rhythms, management and outcomes in four patients

Resuscitation

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Hess, Erik P ^a   White, Roger D ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical services; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342321918     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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