Upper limit of vulnerability predicts chronic defibrillation threshold for transvenous implantable defibrillators

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-248

  Martin, David J ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a   Hwang, Chun ^a   Gang, Eli S ^a   Mandel, William J ^a   Peter, C Thomas ^a   Swerdlow, Charles D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030933633     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00786.x     Document Type: Article

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