Defibrillation testing at ICD implantation: Are we asking the wrong question?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 567-569

  Gold, Michael R ^a,d   Kroll, Mark W ^b   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DOFETILIDE;

DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPORATION; ENERGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISCHEMIA; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SHOCK; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 65649113220     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02327.x     Document Type: Review

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