Incidence and electrophysiological characteristics of spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in high risk coronary patients and prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 667-671

  Wolpert, C ^a   Kuschyk, J ^a   Aramin, N ^a   Spehl, S ^a   Streitner, F ^a   Suselbeck T ^a   Schumacher, E ^a   Haase, K K ^a   Schimpf, R ^a   Borggrefe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 2442678933     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.019042     Document Type: Article

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