Implantable cardioverter defibrillator: Charge saver, not syncope saver!

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Chemello, Diego ^a   Subramanian, Anandaraja ^a   Watkins, Sheila ^a   Nair, Krishnakumar ^a   Nanthakumar, Kumaraswamy ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antitachycardia burst pacing; Appropriate shock; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 78549266902     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70458-X     Document Type: Article

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