Seasonal variation in the frequency of sudden cardiac death and ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy: The effect of meteorological factors

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1859-1866

  Chung, Fa Po ^a   Li, Hsin Ru ^a   Chong, Eric ^a,b   Pan, Chih Hsin ^a,c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,d   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,d   Lo, Li Wei ^a,d   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,d   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,d   Chao, Tze Fan ^a,d   Liao, Jo Nan ^a   Lin, Wen Yu ^e   Shaw, Kai Ping ^a,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Jurong Integrated Services Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF JUSTICE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia cardiomyopathy; Meteorological factors; Seasonal variation; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOPSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUMMER; TAIWAN;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA/CARDIOMYOPATHY; ARVD/C; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RATE; HR; ICD; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; ODDS RATIO; OR; RIGHT VENTRICLE/VENTRICULAR; RV; SCD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STROKE VOLUME; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SV; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VF; VT;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889773005     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.09.069     Document Type: Article

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