Psychotropic Medications and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
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Psychotropic Medications and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
S udden cardiac death (SCD) accounts 1 out of 2 deaths from cardiovascular diseases. Identification of factors increasing the risk of SCD has been a challenge for both scientists and clinicians for decades, and the risk factors of SCD have been intensively studied. Some factors have already been identified that increase the risk of SCD. Currently recognized risk factors mainly reflect the demog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2047-9980,2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001894