Circadian rhythm in sudden cardiac death: A retrospective study of 2,665 cases

Angiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Savopoulos, Christos ^a   Ziakas, Antonios ^a   Hatzitolios, Apostolos ^a,b   Delivoria, Chrysanthi ^a   Kounanis, Andreas ^a   Mylonas, Stefanos ^a   Tsougas, Mathaios ^b   Psaroulis, Dimitrios ^b  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTUMN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SUMMER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEASON;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645728052     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970605700210     Document Type: Article

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