ICD therapy in children and young adults: Low incidence of inappropriate shock delivery

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 734-741

  Botsch, Micha P ^a   Franzbach, Birgit ^a   Opgen Rhein, Bernd ^a   Berger, Felix ^a,b   Will, Joachim C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Antiarrhythmic drugs; Device programming; ICD; Inappropriate shocks; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA; ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEVICE FAILURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953215959     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02695.x     Document Type: Article

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