Incidence and predictors of sudden death in patients having myocardial infarction - A population-based investigation in Taiwanese

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-440

  Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Chen, Jien Jiun ^b   Lee, Chang Hsing ^c,d   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Liau, Chiau Suong ^e   Chen, Pau Chung ^c   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Myocardial infarction; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE; TICLOPIDINE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORALITY; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TAIWAN; TAIWANESE;

EID: 84861235484     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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