Near fatal arrhythmia induction by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1026-1028

  Wollmann, Christian G ^a,b   Göttker, Ulrich ^a   Böcker, Dirk ^a   Gradaus, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia detection algorithm; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Sudden cardiac arrest; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ARRHYTHMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 33747220690     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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