Natural history of the Sprint Fidelis lead: Survival analysis from a large single-center study

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Tzogias, Leonidas ^a   Bellavia, Diego ^a   Sharma, Shivi ^a   Donohue, Thomas J ^a   Schoenfeld, Mark H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD; Inappropriate shock; Lead failure; Sprint Fidelis

Indexed keywords

ADULT (18-64); AGED ≥65); ARTICLE; CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY (≥50); MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; CONNECTICUT; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863395336     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9647-0     Document Type: Article

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