The Sprint Fidelis story: Where are we now?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 611-612

  Henrikson, Charles A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64649096686     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.016     Document Type: Editorial

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