Indications for predismissal testing with arrhythmia-induction in patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 613-620

  Christ, Gudula ^a   Becker, Ruediger ^a   Voss, Frederik ^a   Kelemen, Kamilla ^a   Senges Becker, Julia ^a   Hauck, Melanie ^a   Schoels, Wolfgang ^a   Bald, Ingo ^b   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Bauer, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Sociotrend Dept of Statistical Evaluation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia induction; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Predischarge test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548646141     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0541-9     Document Type: Article

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