Induction of atrial fibrillation with low-energy defibrillator shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 960-962

  Florin, Todd J ^a   Weiss, Daniel N ^a   Peters, Robert W ^a   Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030705217     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00556-0     Document Type: Article

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