Is defibrillation testing still necessary? A decision analysis and Markov model

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 400-405

  Gula, Lorne J ^a,b   Massel, David ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Klein, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Implantable defibrillator; Sudden death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION TREE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARKOV CHAINS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 41449085152     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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