Fatal inappropriate ICD shock

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-328

  Veltmann, Christian ^a   Borggrefe, Martin ^a   Schimpf, Rainer ^a   Wolpert, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate ICD therapy; Proarrhythmia; Proarrhythmic ICD shock

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FATALITY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; TRICUSPID VALVE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33846944621     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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