New perspectices in arrhythmia and heart failure monitoring

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Trappe, H J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; PARAMETER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 33645392746     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-1301-y     Document Type: Editorial

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