Practical aspects of implantable defibrillator therapy in patients with congenital heart disease

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Walsh, Edward P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Sudden cardiac death; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

CARDIAC PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449085796     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.00954.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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