Cutting nerves and saving lives

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 760-763

  Schwartz, Peter J ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HEART DENERVATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORAX SURGERY;

HEART; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65749098641     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.04.009     Document Type: Editorial

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