Prehospital Ventricular Defibrillation: Prognosis and Follow-up Course

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 291, Issue 7, 1974, Pages 317-321

  Liberthson, Richard R ^a   Nagel, Eugene L ^a   Hirschman, Jim C ^a   Nussenfeld, Sidney R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVERSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY;

EID: 0016259004     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197408152910701     Document Type: Article

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