Etiology of sudden death in the community: Results of anatomical, metabolic, and genetic evaluation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Adabag, A Selcuk ^a,b   Peterson, Garry ^c   Apple, Fred S ^d   Titus, Jack ^e   King, Richard ^f   Luepker, Russell V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Jesse E Edwards Registry of Cardiovascular Disease   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLISM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCN5A GENE; SMOKING; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 71849107746     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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