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Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-289

  Allred, James D ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 33144483987     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.12.018     Document Type: Editorial

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