Influence of left ventricular function on outcome of patients treated with implantable defibrillators

Circulation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1304-1310

  Kim, Soo G ^a   Fisher, John D ^b   Choue, Chung Whee ^b   Gross, Jay ^b   Roth, James ^b   Ferrick, Kevin J ^b   Brodman, Richard ^b   Furman, Seymour ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Implantable defibrillators; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0026511683     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.85.4.1304     Document Type: Article

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