Clinical predictors of defibrillation energy requirements

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-206

  Neuzner, Jörg ^a   Bahawar, Hassan ^b   Berkowitsch, Alexander ^b   Michel, Ulrich ^b   Schlepper, Martin ^b   Pitschner, Heinz F ^b  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOTALOL; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031567873     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00716-3     Document Type: Article

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