Combining electrical therapies for advanced heart failure: The Milan experience with biventricular pacing-defibrillation backup combination for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Pappone, Carlo ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Augello, Giuseppe ^a   Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Nardi, Stefano ^a   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; BIOSAFETY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038066456     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03341-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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