Experience of Portable ECG Device at East Japan Great Earthquake Disaster Stricken Area
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The Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster and cardiovascular diseases.
AIMS While previous studies reported a short-term increase in individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) after great earthquakes, mid-term occurrences of all types of CVDs after great earthquakes are unknown. We addressed this important issue in our experience with the Great East Japan Earthquake (11 March 2011). METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively examined the impact of the Earthquake on the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arrhythmia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1880-4276,1883-2148
DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.27.pj2_099