Improved survival among ventricular assist device recipients with a concomitant implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 466-471

  Cantillon, Daniel J ^a   Tarakji, Khaldoun G ^a   Kumbhani, Dharam J ^a   Smedira, Nicholas G ^a   Starling, Randall C ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular assist device; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 77949450625     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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