Other primary prevention trials - What is clinically and economically necessary?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 109-115

  Cannom, David S ^a,b  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; ICD; MADIT II; SCD HEFT; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034091004     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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