Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in dilated cardiomyopathy: Impact of left ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-30

  Schaer, Beat A ^a   Ammann, Peter ^a   Sticherling, Christian ^a   Zellweger, Michael J ^a   Cron, Thomas A ^a   Osswald, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Left ventricular function; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644654631     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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