Combining nonpharmacologic therapies for advanced heart failure: The munster experience with the assist device-defibrillator combination

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5 B, 1999, Pages

  Deng, Mario C ^a   Tjan, Tonny D T ^a,b   Asfour, Boulos ^a,b   Gradaus, Rainer ^a,b   Böcker, Dirk ^a,b   Loick, Heinz Michael ^a   Baba, Hideo A ^c   Breithardt, Günter ^a,b   Scheld, Hans H ^a   Borggrefe, Martin ^a,b   Hammel, Dieter ^a  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^b Inst for Arteriosclerosis Research   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033545641     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)01018-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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