"Low ejection fraction prophylaxis" with implantable defibrillators in the elderly: Call for a randomized trial?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1144-1145

  Turakhia, Mintu P ^a,b   Wang, Paul J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART DEATH; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 67650741353     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.04.031     Document Type: Editorial

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