Deterioration from improved heart failure status in a recipient of a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) following a single inappropriate shock

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kantharia, Bharat K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Defibrillators; Heart failure; ICD; ICD shocks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84869507668     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.062     Document Type: Article

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