Effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on tiered therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillators

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 738-742

  Chung, Mina K ^a   Streem, Stevan B ^a   Ching, Elizabeth ^a   Grooms, Miriam ^a   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; Lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033031888     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00537.x     Document Type: Article

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