Clinical trials update: Sudden cardiac death prevention by implantable device therapy

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-38

  Finch, Nancy J ^a   Leman, Robert B ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 14644422658     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2004.09.005     Document Type: Review

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