Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation refractory to ICD therapy

Internal Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 777-778

  Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ICD failure; Normal heart; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVERSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 24644477067     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.777     Document Type: Editorial

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