Outcome in patients with an ICD incorporating cardiac resynchronisation therapy: Differences between primary and secondary prophylaxis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1027-1032

  Theuns, Dominic A M J ^a,b   Thornton, Andrew S ^a   Klootwijk, A Peter J ^a   Scholten, Marcoen F ^a   Vantrimpont, Pascal J M J ^a   Balk, Aggie H M M ^a   Jordaens, Luc J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Electrophysiology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Defibrillation; Heart failure; ICD; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26644473172     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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