Incidence of acute myocardial infarction resulting in sudden death outside the hospital

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 884-886

  Adnet, Frédéric ^a   Renault, Robin ^b   Jabre, Patricia ^a,c   Kulstad, Erik ^d   Galinski, Michel ^a   Lapostolle, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^d ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PARIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053006353     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.095885     Document Type: Article

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