A randomized-controlled pilot study comparing ICD implantation with and without intraoperative defibrillation testing in patients with heart failure and severe left ventricular dysfunction: A substudy of the RAFT trial

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1313-1316

  Healey, Jeff S ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^b   Birnie, David H ^c   Sterns, Lawrence ^d   Connolly, Stuart J ^a   Sapp, John ^e   Crystal, Eugene ^f   Simpson, Chris ^g   Exner, Derek V ^h   Kus, Teresa ⁱ   Philippon, Francois ^j   Wells, George ^c   Tang, Anthony Sl ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h LIBIN CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; catheter implantable defibrillator; defibrillation testing; heart failure; mortality

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84871256608     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02393.x     Document Type: Article

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