Long-term outcome with the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1353-1361

  Winkle, Roger A ^a   Mead, R Hardwin ^a   Ruder, Michael A ^a   Gaudiani, Vincent A ^a   Smith, Nellis A ^a   Buch, Wally S ^a   Schmidt, Paula ^a   Shipman, Tamara ^a  

^a SEQUOIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEFIBRILLATOR; FATALITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0024524506     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(89)90310-0     Document Type: Article

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