Electrical storm in patients with an implanted defibrillator: A matter of definition

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-382

  Israel, Carsten W ^a,c   Serge Barold, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; AZIMILIDE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIARRHEA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 35348870644     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2007.00187.x     Document Type: Review

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