Incidence of ventricular arrhythmias after left ventricular reconstructive surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-291

  Di Donato, Marisa ^c   Sabatier, Michel ^a   Menicanti, Lorenzo ^b   Dor, Vincent ^a  

^a Centre Cardio Thoracique de Monaco   (Monaco)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846348946     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.088     Document Type: Editorial

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