Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Role of the implantable cardioverter- defibrillator

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1081-1085

  Primo, João ^a   Geelen, Peter ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Lorga Filho, Adalberto ^a   Mont, Lluis ^b   Wellens, Francis ^a   Valentino, Mariana ^b   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0032053714     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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