title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of sudden cardiac death.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Sunshine Heart Institute, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guangping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: liutongdoc@126.com.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D054141:Ventricular Flutter / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmias; β-Adrenergic agonists