Software error resulting in malfunction of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 871-873

  Coppess, Mark A ^a   Miller, John M ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a   Groh, William J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator malfunction; Internal software error

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTIGO;

EID: 0033030335     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00269.x     Document Type: Article

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