Frequency of Serious Arrhythmias Detected With Ambulatory Cardiac Telemetry

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1313-1316

  Kadish, Alan H ^a   Reiffel, James A ^b   Clauser, Joseph ^c   Prater, Stephen ^d   Menard, Marikay ^c   Kopelman, Harry ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c LifeWatch AG   (United States)

^d PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARDIAC TELEMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 77950846624     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.047     Document Type: Article

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