Sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-451

  O'Mahony, Constantinos ^a   Elliott, Perry ^a   McKenna, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Risk factors; Sudden cardiac arrest; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; GADOLINIUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAINTNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC MARKER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEOPARD SYNDROME; NOONAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84878066258     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962043     Document Type: Article

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