Folie à deux: An old diagnosis with a new technology

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1539-1540

  Cervini, Patrick ^a   Newman, David ^b   Dorian, Paul ^b   Edwards, Janet ^b   Greene, Mary ^b   Bhalerao, Shree ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrythmia; Cardioversion; Defibrillator; Induced psychotic disorder; Shared psychotic disorder

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLANT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYNCOPE;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHARED PARANOID DISORDER; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0942288094     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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