Sudden cardiac death: An 11-year postmortem analysis in the region of Epirus, Greece

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 690-694

  Fragkouli, Kleio ^a   Vougiouklakis, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Post mortem; Structurally normal heart; Sudden cardiac death; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957352018     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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