QRS duration does not predict occurrence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with implanted cardioverter-defibrillators

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 310-316

  Buxton, Alfred E ^a,f   Sweeney, Michael O ^b   Wathen, Mark S ^c   Josephson, Mark E ^d   Otterness, Mary F ^e   Hogan Miller, Elaine ^e   Stark, Alice J ^e   DeGroot, Paul J ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^f RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 22044449629     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.060     Document Type: Article

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