Diminishing proportional risk of sudden death with advancing age: Implications for prevention of sudden death

American Heart Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 837-840

  Krahn, Andrew D ^a,c   Connolly, Stuart J ^b   Roberts, Robin S ^b   Gent, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK;

EID: 3042815049     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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