Clinical characteristics of aortic aneurysm and dissection as a cause of sudden death in outpatients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1042-1046

  Pierce, Lauren C ^a   Courtney, D Mark ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349109537     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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