Defibrillator implantation without induction of ventricular fibrillation: Good enough?

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2370-2372

  Curtis, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardioversion; Defibrillation; Editorials; Fibrillation; Heart arrest; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34248167637     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.698548     Document Type: Editorial

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