High risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy presenting with syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 416-420

  Phang, Robert S ^a   Kang, David ^a   Tighiouart, Hocine ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE;

EID: 31144472562     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.08.063     Document Type: Article

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