Ophthalmic surgery and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-125

  Stoller, Glenn L ^a,b,c  

^a OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EYE SURGERY; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; UNITED STATES;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 30344465303     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.1.123     Document Type: Article

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