Sudden cardiac death : a handbook for clinical practice /

This book draws on the established European guidelines from the ESC that address the key issues in sudden cardiac death, such as identifying individuals at risk prior to an episode of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia or a sudden cardiac arrest, and responding in a timely fashion to the person suffering...

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Other Authors: Priori, Silvia G., Zipes, Douglas P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2006.
Series:ESC education series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book draws on the established European guidelines from the ESC that address the key issues in sudden cardiac death, such as identifying individuals at risk prior to an episode of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia or a sudden cardiac arrest, and responding in a timely fashion to the person suffering the event out-of-the-hospital. It presents an update on what is known about sudden cardiac arrest, from basic experimental studies to clinical trials, and serves as a complement to the ESC Core Syllabus on this subject. Topics include epidemiology, genetics, arrhythmogenic mechanisms,
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444312881
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