Point: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks for ventricular tachyarrhythmias increase mortality

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-987

  Sweeney, Michael O ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular tachycardias

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC INJURY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 84861336978     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.11.035     Document Type: Article

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