Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac arrest survivors with either ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1111-1114

  Kiès, Philippine ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Molhoek, Sander G ^a   Bleeker, Gabe B ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Bootsma, Marianne ^a   Van Erven, Lieselot ^a   Steendijk, Paul ^a   Van Der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 20244382109     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.029     Document Type: Article

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