Sudden Cardiac Death: Interface Between Pathophysiology and Epidemiology

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 515-524

  Myerburg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asystole; Cardiac arrest; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Population risk; Pulseless electrical activity; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AORTIC ARCH SYNDROME; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY RISK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TACHYCARDIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85035044757     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: 18779190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2017.07.003     Document Type: Review

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