Electrocardiographic predictors of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1278-1282

  Lemmert, Miguel E ^a   De Vreede Swagemakers, Jacqueline J M ^b   Eurlings, Luc W M ^a   Kalb, Luc ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^c   Gorgels, Anton P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service (GGD)   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859796942     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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