Safety and efficacy of implantable defibrillator therapy with programmed shock energy at twice the augmented step-down defibrillation threshold: Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter low-energy endotak trial

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5 B, 1999, Pages 34-39

  Neuzner, Joerg ^a   Liebrich, Andreas ^b   Jung, Jens ^c   Himmrich, Ewald ^b   Pitschner, Heinz F ^a   Winter, Joachim ^d   Vester, Ernst G ^d   Michel, Ulrich ^e   Nisam, Seah ^e   Heisel, Armin ^c  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^e Guidant Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18344415385     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00037-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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