What evidence do we have to replace in-hospital implantable cardioverter defibrillator follow-up?

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Brugada, P ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Defibrillators; Home Monitoring; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645402551     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-1302-x     Document Type: Article

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