Electrotherapeutic management of patients with heart failure

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 227-231

  Santini, Massimo ^a   Ricci, Renato ^a   Pignalberi, Carlo ^a   Ansalone, Gerardo ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 1842459612     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: 1179187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00129784-200101040-00001     Document Type: Article

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