Familial Sudden Death Is an Important Risk Factor for Primary Ventricular Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Henk L. Dekker,
Connie R. Bezzina,
José P.S. Henriques,
Michael W.T. Tanck,
Karel T. Koch,
Marco Alings,
Alfred Arnold,
MenkoJan de Boer,
Anton P.M. Gorgels,
H. R. Michels,
Arie O. Verkerk,
Freek W.A. Verheugt,
Felix Zijlstra,
Arthur A.M. Wilde
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.606145
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , culprit , family history , ventricular fibrillation , risk factor , sudden death , coronary artery disease , population , sudden cardiac death , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Primary ventricular fibrillation (VF) accounts for the majority of deaths during the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Identification of patients at risk for primary VF remains very poor.
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