Diagnosis and management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest secondary to coronary artery spasm

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-152

  Meune, Christophe ^a   Joly, Luc Marie ^a   Chiche, Jean Daniel ^a   Charpentier, Julien ^a   Leenhardt, Antoine ^b   Rozenberg, Alain ^c   Carli, Pierre ^c   Sauval, Patrick ^c   Weber, Simon ^a   Cracan, Aurel ^a   Spaulding, Christian ^a  

^a René Descartes University ^*  (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker; Coronary circulation; Drug therapy; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17144443629     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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