Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on the incidence of electrical storm

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 330-336

  Nordbeck, Peter ^a   Seidl, Bernhard ^a   Fey, Beatrix ^a   Bauer, Wolfgang R ^a   Ritter, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CRT; Electrical storm; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77956615766     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.055     Document Type: Article

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