Antitachycardia pacing in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: How many attempts are useful?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 198-202

  Fries, R ^a   Heisel, A ^a   Kalweit, G ^a   Jung, J ^a   Schieffer, H ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

antitachycardia pacing; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031038116     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04842.x     Document Type: Article

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