Causes of redo procedures in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Long-term follow-up results

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 893-898

  Gepner, Katarzyna ^a   Przybylski, Andrzej ^a   Macia̧g, Aleksander ^a   Sterliński, Maciej ^a   Lewandowski, Michał ^a   Syska, Paweł ^a   Kowalik, Ilona ^a   Szwed, Hanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Complications; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD); Repeat procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REOPERATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348997374     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: 00229032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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