Rules of evidence: CMS and primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in systolic heart failure

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Sweeney, Michael O ^a   Schoenfeld, Mark H ^b   Cannom, David S ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^c GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SAFETY; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SYSTOLE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 14844303514     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09575.x     Document Type: Editorial

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