Specific characteristics of sudden death in a mediterranean Spanish population

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 622-627

  Subirana, M Teresa ^a   Juan Babot, Josep O ^b   Puig, Teresa ^a   Lucena, Joaquín ^c   Rico, Antonio ^c   Salguero, Manuel ^d   Borondo, Juan C ^d   Ordóñez, Jorge ^b   Arimany, Josep ^e   Vázquez, Rafael ^f   Badimon, Lina ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^g   De Luna, Antonio Bayés ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c Forensic Pathology Service   (Spain)

^d Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

^e Institute of Legal Medicine of Barcelona   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 79551686304     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.10.028     Document Type: Article

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