Phantom Shocks in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-24

  Juan, Emerson A ^a   Pollack, Marc ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD; implantable cardiovascular defibrillator; implantable defibrillator; phantom shock

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHANTOM SHOCK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS;

EID: 74149091434     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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