In-hospital follow-up of implantable cardioverter defibrillator and pacemaker carriers: Patients inconvenience and points of view. A four-hospital Italian survey

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-350

  Gramegna, Lorena ^a   Tomasi, Claudia ^a   Gasparini, Gianni ^b   Scaboro, Greta ^b   Zanon, Francesco ^c   Boaretto, Graziano ^c   Tomei, Ruggero ^d   Tomasi, Luca ^d  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b DellAngelo Hospital   (Italy)

^c S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Civile Maggiore Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pacemaker; Pacemaker and antitachyarrhythmia devices follow up; Remote monitoring

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OFFICE VISITS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857802586     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur334     Document Type: Review

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