Sudden cardiac death in the young

Circulation

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1006-1026

  Ackerman, Michael ^a   Atkins, Dianne L ^b   Triedman, John K ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; death, sudden, cardiac; heart arrest; pediatrics; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; VASOPRESSIN;

ATHLETE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHANNELOPATHY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THORAX INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; REGISTRIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84960517162     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020254     Document Type: Review

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