Defibrillation testing: The need for a definitive trial

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-185

  Duray, Gabor Z ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IMPLANTATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CANADA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75749122302     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01620.x     Document Type: Note

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