Learning from our mistakes? Testing new ICD technology

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2517-2519

  Hauser, Robert G ^a   Almquist, Adrian K ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; HEART PACING; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749094854     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0805359     Document Type: Article

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