Fast ventricular tachycardias in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Efficacy and safety of antitachycardia pacing - A prospective and randomized study [1]

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 460-461

  Jiménez Candil, Javier ^b   Arenal, Angel ^a   García Alberola, Arcadio ^b   Ortiz, Mercedes ^b   Del Castillo, Silvia ^b   Fernández Portales, Javier ^b   Sánchez Muñoz, Juan ^b   Martínez Sánchez, Juan ^b   González Torrecilla, Esteban ^b   Atienza, Felipe ^b   Puchol, Alberto ^b   Almendral, Jesús ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH ENERGY SHOCK; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944430757     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.11.008     Document Type: Letter

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