Prevention of recurrent ventricular fibrillation by ventricular rate stabilization

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-349

  Grimm, W ^a   Hoffmann, J ^a   Menz, V ^a   Maisch, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implantable defibrillator; Rate stabilization; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034305763     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2000.0122     Document Type: Article

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