Circadian variations of ventricular tachyarrhythmias 'detected by the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-122

  Auricchio, Angelo ^a   Klein, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian variation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Stored electrograms; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031063524     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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