Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society position paper on implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in Canada

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. A, 2005, Pages

  Tang, Anthony S ^a   Ross, Heather ^b   Simpson, Christopher S ^c   Mitchell, L Brent ^d   Dorian, Paul ^e   Goeree, Ron ^f   Hoffmaster, Barry ^g   Arnold, Malcolm ^g   Talajic, Mario ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LIBIN CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ICD; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS;

EID: 28044455304     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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