Characteristics of ventricular tachyarrhythmias occurring in ischemic versus nonischemic patients implanted with a biventricular cardioverter-defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention of sudden death

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 527.e1-527.e11

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Gasparini, Maurizio ^b   Lunati, Maurizio ^c   Santini, Massimo ^d   Landolina, Maurizio ^e   Vincenti, Antonio ^f   Curnis, Antonio ^g   Bocchiardo, Mario ^h   Padeletti, Luigi ⁱ   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Allaria, Luca ^j   Denaro, Alessandra ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^f SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^h Civil Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747172044     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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