Reduction in incidence and fatality of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in females of the reproductive age

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1365-1372

  Kitamura, Tetsuhisa ^a   Iwami, Taku ^a   Nichol, Graham ^b   Nishiuchi, Tatsuya ^c   Hayashi, Yasuyuki ^d   Nishiyama, Chika ^a   Sakai, Tomohiko ^e   Kajino, Kentaro ^f   Hiraide, Atsushi ^g   Ikeuchi, Hisashi ^h   Nonogi, Hiroshi ⁱ   Kawamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^d Saiseikai Senri Hospital   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

ⁱ NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Epidemiology; Gender; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Sudden death; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ARREST; HEART PROTECTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953180104     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq059     Document Type: Article

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