Implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock reduction using new antitachycardia pacing therapies

American Heart Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 44-52

  Wathen, Mark ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; PAIN; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33947506022     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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