Prediction and prevention of sudden death in young populations: The role of ECG screening

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-175

  Dougherty, Kevin R ^a   Friedman, Richard A ^b   Link, Mark S ^a   Estes, N A Mark ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Athletes; Resuscitation; Screening electrocardiogram; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884178289     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9755-5     Document Type: Review

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