Risk stratification for arrhythmic sudden cardiac death

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1497-1501

  Glass, Leon ^a   Lerma, Claudia ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCAINIDE;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; FATALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 33845210104     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.08.008     Document Type: Note

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