Letter by bougouin et al regarding article, "sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation complicating non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes"

Circulation

Volumn 127, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Bougouin, Wulfran ^a   Karam, Nicole ^a   Marijon, Eloi ^a  

^a PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LETTER; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84877975589     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.135038     Document Type: Letter

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