Surgical therapy of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 469-480

  Hargrove III, W Clark ^a   Addonizio, V Paul ^b   Miller, John M ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRYOSURGERY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029968498     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00553.x     Document Type: Review

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