Effects of left ventricular assist device therapy on ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1428-1434

  Ziv, Ohad ^a   Dizon, Jose ^a   Thosani, Amit ^a   Naka, Yoshifumi ^a   Magnano, Anthony R ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRETYLIUM; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 18144400630     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.035     Document Type: Article

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