Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective follow-up study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1053-1056

  Parkash, Ratika ^a   Tang, Anthony ^a   Wells, George ^b   Blackburn, Josée ^b   Stiell, Ian ^c   Simpson, Christopher ^d   Dorian, Paul ^e   Yee, Raymond ^g   Cameron, Doug ^f   Connolly, Stuart ^h   Birnie, David ^a   Nichol, Graham ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^h HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANADA; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 7944238749     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031627     Document Type: Article

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