Discriminatory therapy for very fast ventricular tachycardia in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1099

  Sivagangabalan, Gopal ^a   Eshoo, Suzanne ^a   Eipper, Vicki E ^a   Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^a   Kovoor, Pramesh ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pacing; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50449098168     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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