A comparison of ICD implantations in the United States versus Italy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Greenberg, Steven M ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^b   Deering, Thomas ^c   Goldman, Daniel S ^d   Ghidina, Marco ^e   Neason, Curtis ^f   Proclemer, Alessandro ^g  

^a ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Monmouth Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^e IRCAB Foundation   (Italy)

^f ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

^g SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advancements in ICD therapy registry; Cardioverter defibrillator registry; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Italian ICD registry; Treatment indications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846276924     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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