Increasing survival rate from commotio cordis

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-223

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Haas, Tammy S ^a   Ahluwalia, Aneesha ^a   Garberich, Ross F ^a   Mark Estes, N A ^b   Link, Mark S ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commotio cordis; Defibrillation; Sudden death; Trauma; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BLACK PERSON; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMMOTIO CORDIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882253386     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.10.034     Document Type: Article

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