Comparison of clinical characteristics and frequency of implantable defibrillator use between randomized patients in the antiarrhythmics vs implantable defibrillators (avid) trial and nonrandomized registry patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 454-457

  Kim, Soo G ^a   Hallstrom, Al ^a   Love, John C ^a   Rosenberg, Yves ^a   Powell, Judy ^a   Roth, James ^a   Brodsky, Michael ^a   Moore, Rich ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0030801341     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00394-9     Document Type: Article

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