Prophylactic cardioverter defibrillator utilization in the "real world": A conundrum

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-124

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Leyva, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health economics; Heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Myocardial infarction; Prevention; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858293975     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.018     Document Type: Editorial

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