Early heart rate variability and its circadian rhythm in survivors of ventricular fibrillation during acute myocardial infarction

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Veselica, Katija Čatipović ^a,b   Ilakovac, Vesna ^a   Durjanček, Josip ^a   Amidžić, Vjekoslav ^a   Burić, Dinko ^a   Kozmar, Damir ^a   Juranić, Brankica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; TIME;

EID: 9344266312     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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