Erroneous discharge from an implanted automatic defibrillator during supraventricular tachyarrhythmia induced ventricular fibrillation

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 343-344

  Manz, Matthias ^a   Gerckens, Ulrich ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0022602206     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(86)90919-7     Document Type: Article

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