Stabilisation of medically refractory ventricular arrhythmia by intra- aortic balloon counterpulsation

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-100

  Fotopoulos, G D ^a   Mason, M J ^a   Walker, S ^a   Jepson, N S ^a   Patel, D J ^a   Mitchell, A G ^a   Ilsley, C D J ^a   Paul, V E ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra aortic balloon counterpulsation; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUNTERPULSATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033033703     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.1.96     Document Type: Article

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