The Low Energy Safety Study (LESS): Rationale, design, patient characteristics, and device utilization

American heart journal

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-204

  Mann, David E ^a   Klein, Richard C ^b   Higgins, Steven L ^c   Freedman, Roger A ^b   Hahn, Stephen J ^d   Huang, Zak Z ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; CALIBRATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036479467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.120154     Document Type: Article

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