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Familial sudden death is an important risk factor for primary ventricular fibrillation: a case-control study in acute myocardial infarction patients.
Circulation - 12 Sept 2006
Dekker Lukas R C, Bezzina Connie R, Henriques José P S, Tanck Michael W, Koch Karel T, Alings Marco W, Arnold Alfred E R, de Boer Menko-Jan, Gorgels Anton P M, Michels H Rolf, Verkerk Agnes, Verheugt Freek W A, Zijlstra Felix, Wilde Arthur A M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a case-control study in patients with a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to identify independent risk factors for primary VF. A total of 330 primary VF survivors...
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