Effectiveness of early implantation of cardioverter defibrillator for postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 376-378

  Bolad, Islam ^a   MacLellan, Carolyne ^a   Karanam, Sree ^a   Parrella, Florence ^a   Michaud, Gregory ^a   D'Agostino, Richard ^a   Shahian, David ^a   John, Roy ^a   Martin, David ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RISK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242729645     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.041     Document Type: Article

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