On the mechanism of sudden death with subarachnoid hemorrhage
β Scribed by G. Parizel
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 418 KB
- Volume
- 220
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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β¦ Synopsis
The mechanism of death in some patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage is cardiac arrhythmia. Prevention of cardiac arrhythmias by suitable drugs might save the life of patients whose brain is still good.
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