Sudden cardiac death during Holter recording in a patient with vasospastic angina

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Arias, Miguel A ^a   Sánchez, Ana M ^a   Fajardo, Antonio ^a  

^a Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Holter; Sudden cardiac death; Vasospastic angina

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASOSPASTIC ANGINA;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247132218     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.071     Document Type: Article

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