Age-specific differences in women with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: An international multi center study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1528-1534

  Vazquez, Lauren D ^a,h   Kuhl, Emily A ^b   Shea, Julie Bishop ^c   Kirkness, Ann ^d   Lemon, Jim ^e   Whalley, David ^d   Conti, Jamie B ^f   Sears, Samuel F ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation ICD; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; BOSTON; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 56049123397     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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